The ACLU of South Dakota's Communications Director would love to speak with you. Janna Farley handles queries from reporters on local, state, and national civil liberties issues. ACLU of South Dakota team members can provide information and assist journalists by lending important perspectives on issues such as LGBTQ advocacy, abortion rights, criminal justice reform, and more. Contact Janna directly at jfarley@aclu.org.
Laws that restrict our access to abortion are a violation of our civil rights and liberties. It is time for state lawmakers to stop interfering and to stop playing politics with health care.
The ability to decide whether to get an abortion is a fundamental right that should not be decided by state agencies or politicians.
House Bill 1208 poses a serious threat to the health and well-being of individuals seeking medication abortion care and ignores a pregnant person’s individual needs and circumstances.
House Bill 1318 represents dangerous political interference and violates patients’ rights to liberty, privacy and equal protection as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution by imposing significant burdens on abortion access without proof of a valid medical justification.
The ACLU of South Dakota opposes House Bill 1208. Banning a safe and standard method of terminating a pregnancy creates unnecessary restrictions for people accessing essential medical care.
House Bill 1012 and House Bill 1337 would censor academic discussions in classrooms on South Dakota college campuses and K-12 public schools.