South Dakota
CPCs Should Be Included in South Dakota Lawsuit Because They Would "Lose Business"
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
January 17, 2012 - 1:37pm (Print)
Crisis pregnancy centers say they're all about helping women and children, but their legal justification says otherwise.
Will South Dakota Have More Abortion Fights In 2012?
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
December 19, 2011 - 1:04pm (Print)
The state already has numerous abortion restrictions being defending in court. Will next year's legislative session add even more?
South Dakota Governor Asks For More Money to Defend Anti-Choice Laws
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
December 12, 2011 - 3:29pm (Print)
The governor has requested an additional $1 million be added to the legal budget.
South Dakota Asks To Retry "Suicide" Claim
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
October 3, 2011 - 11:47am (Print)
As if they don't have enough restrictions in the court, the state wants to retry one that was already settled.
South Dakota Defense Fund Doubles in Size Thanks To One Donor
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
September 26, 2011 - 12:49pm (Print)
The legislative fund meant to pay for the state to defend anti-choice laws just got a $25,000 donation.
Court Victory in South Dakota's Misinformed Consent Law
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
September 2, 2011 - 3:40pm (Print)
Today the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals threw out important provisions of a South Dakota law that literally forced doctors to lie to their patients.
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South Dakota Legislator Uses Newspaper Column to Solicit Funding for Anti-Choice Legal Defense Fund
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
August 15, 2011 - 2:14pm (Print)
A local Republican legislator uses her public office to raise money for the state to defend its unconstitutional "informed consent" law.
South Dakota Mandatory 72 Hour Waiting Period On Hold Until Court Rules on Constitutionality
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
July 26, 2011 - 4:00pm (Print)
The state attorney general has decided not to appeal the injunction while the case is waiting to be heard in court.
Court Blocks Anti-Choice Legislation in South Dakota
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
June 30, 2011 - 8:00pm (Print)
A federal court this evening blocked implementation of South Dakota H.B. 1217, the law passed earlier this year that would require a woman seeking an abortion to wait at least 72 hours after first meeting her doctor before having the procedure, and to visit a "crisis pregnancy center" for a lecture based on ideology, not medical or scientific evidence.
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Court to Hear Arguments on South Dakota Abortion Restrictions on Monday
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
June 26, 2011 - 2:55pm (Print)
A judge will decide whether the nation's longest waiting period will be put on hold until its constitutionality is ruled on.
