Blogger posts detailed abortion directions

A feminist blogger has posted explicit directions online for a surgical abortion, in reaction to the new South Dakota law all but banning the procedure.

In an interview, the author of the Molly Saves the Day web log said South Dakota’s recent ban on abortion -- even in cases of rape and incest -- prompted her post, “For the Women of South Dakota: An Abortion Manual.” The blogger, who has no medical background, said she has been compiling instructions for several years. She observed an actual abortion, interviewed providers and read medical texts, she said. (Given the volatility of the abortion debate, she requested that her real name and city of residence not be used in this story.)

“If anyone has a problem with this and they don’t think nondoctors should perform medical procedures, there’s a simple way to guarantee that won’t happen: Make sure Roe v. Wade is not overturned,” she said, referring to the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion.