S.D. Abortion Ban Center of Divisive Campaign

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Unruh, now 51 and a mother and grandmother, has been haunted by the thoughts of who her unborn child could have become. She vowed to prevent other women from making the same choice she did.

"I was driven by the women that I've worked with over the years - women who were not warned about the dangers of abortion and had a right to have their child," she said.

And now she is the closest she has ever gotten to a full-blown abortion ban in South Dakota - HB1215, which is on the ballot for voters to decide in November.

Unruh is on a mission to spread the word. She is traveling throughout the state in a mobile pregnancy center she calls "the fleet for little feet."

The bus, which she manages, is equipped with a portable sonogram machine, volunteers and educational materials. Unruh holds rallies to spread the message.

"It's a pregnancy care center on wheels," Unruh said. "We have women on board to discuss how to prevent teen pregnancies and sexual integrity. We are about educating women about their choices."