NARAL Pro-Choice South Dakota organizes and advocates for reproductive freedom on the local, state, and federal level.
South Dakota laws at a glance:
ABORTION BAN:
South Dakota has an unconstitutional and unenforceable criminal ban on abortion and has a near-total criminal ban on abortion that will take effect if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
BIASED COUNSELING AND MANDATORY DELAY:
South Dakota law subjects women seeking abortions to biased counseling requirements and mandatory delays.
REFUSAL TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES:
South Dakota allows certain individuals or entities to refuse to provide women-specific reproductive health services, information, or referrals.
RESTRICTIONS ON LOW-INCOME WOMEN’S ACCESS TO ABORTION:
South Dakota restricts low-income women’s access to abortion.
RESTRICTIONS ON YOUNG WOMEN’S ACCESS TO ABORTION:
South Dakota law restricts young women’s access to abortion services by mandating that one parent be notified 48 hours prior to the procedure.
TARGETED REGULATION OF ABORTION PROVIDERS (TRAP):
South Dakota law subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions not applied to other medical professionals.