Author Archives: sdchf
One Down, Two to Go!
Your support makes a difference! Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee stopped the surrogacy ban in its tracks. Thanks in no small part to your efforts at reaching out to legislators, the committee came to realize the surrogacy ban went too … Continue reading
Stop Government Intrusion and Intimidation
While much has been made this session of the looming structural deficit, you may have missed the fact that anti-choice forces are hard at work trying to intimidate women and families in South Dakota. Up for hearings today in the … Continue reading
Urgent Legislative Update: Contact Your Legislator Today!
Now that the 2011 South Dakota Legislative Session is fully underway, there is a flurry of activity. We have an urgent request because recent developments in the legislative session need your immediate attention! Currently we are tracking a number of … Continue reading
HB1217 Government Intrusion into Private Medical Decisions.
On Monday, Legislators introduced HB 1217, which would add a variety of restrictions to the provision of abortion care in South Dakota. We are still going through the content of this bill and will provide a more complete statement once … Continue reading
No Evidence Abortion Harms Women
There is a growing trend among anti-choice advocates toward the use of arguments about how “abortion hurts women”. In South Dakota, this is nothing new. The language was included in HB 1191, a failed attempt to ban abortion in 2005. … Continue reading
Steve Hickey Predicts Future Attempts to Ban Abortion in SD
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Not All Budget Cuts Are Equal
Yesterday, Governor Dennis Daugaard outlined a budget proposal to cut 10 percent across the board, citing his desire to close the structural deficit within one year and calling for everyone to share in the sacrifice. While the SD Campaign for … Continue reading
An Ounce of Prevention…
This past weekend, KDLT reported that State Senate leaders from both sides of the aisle are asking their colleagues to focus exclusively on solving the state’s budget crisis and to restrain themselves from introducing other legislation. According to the report, … Continue reading
Healthy Women, Healthy Babies
Healthy women and healthy babies continue to be a priority for the SD Campaign for Healthy Families. The South Dakota chapter of the ACLU has been aware of a disturbing trend of births that are induced with little or no … Continue reading