Posts Tagged ‘South Dakota’
Another Battle Over Abortion in South Dakota
Women’s eNews reports that Cecelia Fire Thunder, the first woman president of the Oglala Sioux Nation, is under attack for advocating for a women’s health clinic that would provide abortion care be built on the Pine Ridge Reservation, located in southwest South Dakota. Fire Thunder has since come under attack from abortion opponents, and the…
Read MoreCitizens of South Dakota Will Have a Choice in November
South Dakota Secretary of State Chris Nelson certified this week that the required signatures had been gathered and the restrictive anti-abortion repeal initiative would appear on the ballot in November. Citizens of South Dakota will have a chance to repeal the state’s extreme ban on abortion. The South Dakota ban outlaws abortion, making it a…
Read MoreSouth Dakota Activists Turn in Petition Signatures
Tuesday, pro-choice activists in South Dakota turned in more than 37,000 signatures in support of a ballot initiative to overturn South Dakota’s ban on abortions. The Toronto Star reports on the decision of Amnesty International’s Canadian section to include reproductive health in its mission of advocating for human rights.
Read MoreCNN Profiles South Dakota Provider
CNN has a story on one of the abortion providers who routinely flies into South Dakota to help care for women at the state’s only comprehensive reproductive health care clinic. Watch a clip from the CNN story In 2005 Quebec passed a law that would increase teens’ access to birth control, but the reforms still…
Read MoreNews Roundup
The Associated Press reports that the South Dakota abortion ban may not apply to the state’s Native American reservations. The Houston Chronicle reports on how women in Texas are struggling with state cuts to reproductive health care services. Connie Schultz, a columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, writes about how religious faith supports pro-choice values.…
Read MoreMobilizing The States
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports on how the South Dakota abortion ban is mobilizing new activists in the states. Read the article. The New York Times had an editorial on Saturday commending Senators Patty Murray and Hillary Clinton for blocking the nomination of a new FDA chief until the agency issues a decision on emergency contraception.…
Read MorePro-Choice Activists Fight Back
Pro-choice activists in South Dakota kicked off a campaign today to overturn the state’s abortion ban. Read the Reuters story. NPR has a story about how bills expanding access to emergency contraception are faring in state legislatures. Listen to the report. Anti-choice Alabama legislators have introduced two bills that would ban almost all abortions in…
Read MorePossible Consequences of the South Dakota Abortion Ban
NAF was part of a story in the Toronto Star about the South Dakota abortion ban. The New York Times has an editorial commenting on the unconstitutionality of the South Dakota abortion ban. Eyal Press has an op-ed in the New York Times that talks about low-income women’s lack of access to abortion services. Press’…
Read MoreSouth Dakota: Still Front Page News
Today NAF was part of an Associated Press story on the South Dakota abortion ban. The Argus Leader reports that South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds is trying to distance himself from the abortion ban, which he signed into law yesterday. According to this second Associated Press story, Governor Rounds also says that if the abortion…
Read MoreNews Roundup on the South Dakota Abortion Ban
Yesterday, the South Dakota governor signed into law a blatantly unconstitutional bill that would ban almost all abortions in the state. We expect this law to be challenged and then immediately enjoined. We issued a press release yesterday condemning the ban. Read the Associated Press article. Read the CNN article. USA Today is reporting that…
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