Letter of The Week Mandatory Breeding  Re James Ridgeway's
article "South Dakota's Genius Scheme to Outlaw Abortion" [Mondo
Washington,, February 24]: I am a rape survivor who resides in
South Dakota. I am 26 and am thankful that this ban was not in
place five years ago. I would not have been able to go to
college, meet my husband, or have the opportunity to make my own
choices on family. This is what the state wants for women in my
situation. The South Dakota Department of Health reports that
one in 10 women is raped in this state every year. Most rapists
go uncharged due to insufficient evidence. I have testified in
front of my legislators only to be disrespected in the media and
torn apart by men and women in this state who believe that life
begins at conception. Women in South Dakota are officially back
to being seen as walking reproductive organs and no longer as
wives, daughters, or mothers.  Heather Ziegenbein Spearfish,
South Dakota  Closet check  Reading all of the sanctimonious
letters ["Readers Res