South Dakota
Visit StandUpSD.com to get all the latest info on the abortion ban in South Dakota and learn how you can help protect the rights of South Dakota women.
Check out the South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families Press Conference
Jan Nicolay, co-chair, of the South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families, spoke about the abortion ban initiative underway in South Dakota.
You can read more about the press conference HERE.
Governor Rounds Signs Divisive Sonogram Bill Into Law
Statement from Kate Looby, South Dakota Director of Planned Parenthood
“Yesterday, Governor Rounds signed into law legislation that mandates physicians ask patients if they want to view ultrasounds prior to obtaining an abortion.
These decisions are best made between women and their doctors, not by legislators in Pierre,” Looby said. “At a time when South Dakotans are looking for concrete, common sense solutions, the Governor is mandating even more restrictions in a state that already has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country,” said Looby..... Read more HERE.
The South Dakota 2008 Legislative Session is Now Over.
And a lot has happened. Get the scoop below.
1. SD Legislature Passes Sonogram Bill
2. Argus Leader Sonogram Editorial
2. SD Legislature votes against Birth Control Protection Act
3. About the Sonogram Bills and the Birth Control Protection Act
Show your Support for the Birth Control Protection Act!
Visit Stand Up SD and support prevention!
Prevent a 2008 Abortion Ban
Tired of abortion bans distracting our state from issues that really matter? Have you had enough? SIGN the petition to tell South Dakota Legislature that you're tired of abortion bans and that you want them to focus on more important issues like health care, education, and the economy.
Click HERE to sign the petition!
In other news:
- -Check out the the blog for a great article about Governor Mike Rounds' decision not to expand medicaid to low-income pregnant women.
- -Watch a video recapping the 2006 South Dakota Abortion Ban
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