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New York Times, Daily Beast Op-Eds Criticize N.D. Abortion Restrictions
Monday, March 25, 2013
Recent opinion pieces in the New York Times and Daily Beast responded to the passage of antiabortion-rights measures in North Dakota and other states.
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S.D. Gov. Signs Bill To Lengthen Waiting Period Requirement
Monday, March 11, 2013
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) on Friday signed into law a bill that excludes weekends and holidays from the state's 72-hour waiting period before abortions, which would extend the wait to six days for a woman who seeks an abortion the Friday before a three-day weekend, Reuters reports.
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S.D. Lawmakers, Gov. Close To Agreement on Expanding Prenatal Care
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The South Dakota Senate Health Committee on Monday rejected a bill (HB 1214) that would have provided prenatal care to undocumented immigrants, but lawmakers and Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) are working on a deal to attach the measure to the state budget, which lawmakers expect to pass this week, the AP/Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports.
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Featured Blogs
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
"Some Arkansas Legislators do the Time Warp; Pass Most Extreme Abortion Bill in the Nation" (Hayley Smith, ACLU's "Blog of Rights," 2/28) and "States With the Highest Teen Pregnancy Rates Lack Adequate Sex Ed Requirements" (Rebecca Leber/Adam Peck, Center for American Progress' "ThinkProgress," 3/1).
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S.D. Senate Advances Bill To Extend 72-Hour Waiting Period Provision
Friday, March 1, 2013
The South Dakota Senate on Thursday voted 24-9 to approve a measure under which weekends and holidays would not count toward a mandatory three-day waiting period for women seeking abortions in the state, Reuters reports.
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Forty Years After Roe v. Wade, Women Still Caught in 'Political Fight,' New York Times Columnist Writes
Thursday, January 10, 2013
In the 40 years since the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Roe v. Wade, "women seeking abortions have been put through a lot of unnecessary trauma" by laws that force them to travel far distances to obtain the procedure and comply with requirements like mandatory ultrasounds and waiting periods, New York Times columnist Gail Collins writes.
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Crisis Pregnancy Centers Gain Sway Within Antiabortion-Rights Movement
Monday, January 7, 2013
Crisis pregnancy centers -- aided by new strategies, state funding and legislative support -- are playing an increasingly influential role in the movement to restrict abortion-rights, the New York Times reports.
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States in 2012 Passed Second-Highest Number of Abortion Restrictions Ever, Guttmacher Finds
Friday, January 4, 2013
States passed 43 abortion restrictions in 2012, a "sharp decrease" from 2011 but nonetheless the "second-highest number" enacted in a single year, according to a new study by the Guttmacher Institute, The Hill's "Healthwatch" reports.
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Time Examines Challenges Facing Abortion-Rights Movement 40 Years After Roe v. Wade
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Since the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade 40 years ago this month, abortion-rights advocates have gradually lost public support, while their opponents have increasingly tilted public opinion in their favor and successfully restricted abortion at the state level, according to Time.
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Planned Parenthood Drops Appeal of S.D. 72-Hour Waiting Period Provision
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota on Dec. 21 dropped its appeal of a South Dakota provision that requires a woman to wait 72 hours before obtaining an abortion, the AP/Washington Post reports.
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State Laws Hinder Access to Abortion Information, Limit Women's Options, Experts Say
Monday, October 22, 2012
Although abortion is legal in the U.S., state laws are making it increasingly difficult for women to obtain abortions or even to get information about the procedure, the AP/Washington Post reports.
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Featured Blogs
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
"Abortion Rights and Judicial Bias in Texas Planned Parenthood Decision" (Jessica Mason Pieklo, RH Reality Check, 8/27) and "Our Bodies, Our Votes" (Judy Norsigian, WBUR's "Cognoscenti," 8/30).
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Recent Court Rulings Fail To Preserve Women's Constitutional Rights, New York Times Editorial States
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
"At a time when abortion rights and women's access to affordable contraception are threatened by political attacks, judges in three newly decided federal cases failed to preserve constitutional protections for women," a New York Times editorial states.
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S.D. Taxpayers Foot $377,735 Bill To Defend Antiabortion Law
Monday, July 30, 2012
The defense of a 2005 South Dakota abortion law has cost taxpayers $377,735, according to the state Attorney General's Office, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds S.D. Abortion Law's Suicide Clause
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
The full 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a provision of a South Dakota abortion informed consent law that requires physicians to tell women that abortion increases the risk of suicide, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports.
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Report Notes 40 Laws Enacted in 15 States That Could Hinder Women's Access to Abortion Care, Reproductive Health Service
Thursday, July 19, 2012
U.S. women increasingly face barriers to obtaining reproductive health services as states continue to pass laws restricting access, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Center for Reproductive Rights, Reuters reports.
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Antiabortion Groups Target States With One Abortion Provider
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
While the fight plays out over a Mississippi law (HB 1390) that adds new restrictions on abortion providers, abortion-right opponents are pushing similar measures in other states that have only one surgical abortion provider, Politico Pro reports.
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High Number of State Abortion Restrictions Marked by Increased Focus on 'Fetal Pain' Bills
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The number of state-level abortion restrictions is approaching record-setting levels again this year, a fact that some abortion-rights opponents attribute to their increased focus on so-called "fetal pain" legislation, Stateline/Kaiser Health News reports.
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Judge Allows Some Parts of S.D. Abortion Law To Take Effect
Thursday, June 28, 2012
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that South Dakota may begin requiring physicians to ask women various screening questions before an abortion, but other provisions in the same law will remain blocked until she rules on a lawsuit challenging the statute, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Utah Governor Signs Bill Requiring 72-Hour Waiting Period Before Abortion
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) on Tuesday signed into law a bill (HB 461) that will extend the waiting period for women seeking abortion care to 72 hours, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
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S.D. Senate Approves Bill To Modify Abortion Counseling, Waiting Period Law
Monday, February 27, 2012
The South Dakota Senate on Thursday voted 26-7 to pass a bill (HB 1254) that would alter a 2011 law that mandates a 72-hour waiting period and counseling at a crisis pregnancy center before abortion care, the AP/NECN reports.
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S.D. House Passes Bill To Modify Abortion Counseling Law
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
The South Dakota House on Monday approved a bill (HB 1254) that would alter a 2011 law that mandates counseling at a crisis pregnancy center and a 72-hour waiting period before abortion care, the AP/Mitchell Daily Republic reports.
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S.D. Committee Proposes Changes to CPC Counseling Requirement
Thursday, February 9, 2012
The South Dakota House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted 10-2 to approve a bill (HB 1254) that would alter a state law requiring women to obtain counseling at crisis pregnancy centers and wait 72 hours before receiving abortion care, the AP/Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports.
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S.D. House Panel Kills Measure To Ban False Advertising by Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Monday, February 6, 2012
A South Dakota House committee on Thursday unanimously rejected a bill that would have prohibited false advertising by crisis pregnancy centers, the AP/NECN reports.
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Federal Judge Allows Two Crisis Pregnancy Centers To Enter Case Against S.D. Abortion Law
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
U.S. District Chief Judge Karen Schreier has allowed two crisis pregnancy centers to intervene in a court case involving a South Dakota law that requires women seeking an abortion to wait 72 hours before the procedure, the Aberdeen News reports.
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S.D. Seeks Full Appellate Court Review of Suicide Clause in Abortion Law
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
South Dakota officials and antiabortion-rights organizations on Friday petitioned a federal appeals court to conduct an en banc review of its decision to strike down part of a 2005 state law that would require physicians to tell women that abortion increases the risk of suicide, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports.
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Appeals Court Upholds Much of S.D. 'Informed Consent' Law
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
The Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld parts of a South Dakota law requiring physicians to inform women seeking abortion care that they have an "existing relationship" with the fetus protected by law and that they cannot be forced to have the procedure, the AP/Washington Post reports.
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S.D. 72-Hour Waiting Period Law Temporarily Blocked
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
U.S. District Chief Judge Karen Schreier on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction against a South Dakota law that would require women to obtain counseling at crisis pregnancy centers and wait 72 hours before receiving abortion care, the AP/Washington Post reports.
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Planned Parenthood Takes Up Multiple Legal Challenges Nationwide
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Planned Parenthood is fighting an "increasingly aggressive campaign" against legislation in several states that restricts abortion rights or cuts off funding to the organization, Politico reports.
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