What can science say a bout the morally contentious issues surrounding abortion? Last week the governor of South Dakota enacted a law banning all abortion in the state, except for when a woman's life is in danger. This challenges the US Supreme Court's 1973 Roe vs Wade ruling that such bans are unconstitutional. The state is basing its challenge on a report by the South Dakota Task Force on Abortion, a 17-member panel of senators, lawyers, doctors and campaigners from both sides of the abortion debate. The report was commissioned to evaluate the medical and social evidence surrounding abortion, especially evidence not available in 1973. The panel called witnesses and examined thousands of pages of testimony from previous abortion cases. Key issues the task force focused on include identifying when life begins, and examiningany physical and mental health risks associated with abortion. Four members of the task force walked out before its work was completed.
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机译：科学能说出关于堕胎的道德争议问题吗？上周，南达科他州州长颁布了一项法律，禁止该州所有堕胎，除非妇女的生命处于危险之中。这挑战了美国最高法院1973年Roe vs Wade的裁决，即此类禁令违宪。该州将其挑战置于南达科他州堕胎工作组的报告之上，该工作组由堕胎辩论双方的参议员，律师，医生和活动家组成的17人小组组成。该报告受委托评估有关堕胎的医学和社会证据，特别是1973年没有的证据。专家小组召集了证人，并检查了以往堕胎案件的数千页证词。工作组关注的关键问题包括确定生命何时开始，以及检查与流产有关的任何身心健康风险。工作队的四名成员在工作完成之前走了出来。
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