Reproductive Freedom

Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, we strive to ensure that every person has the opportunity to make a real decision and the ability to get the care they need.

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A decision about having a baby or having an abortion is a deeply personal, private decision best left to a person, their family, and their doctor. Yet some politicians remain obsessed with interfering.

Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, we strive to ensure that every person has the opportunity to make a real decision and the ability to get the care they need. With your help, the ACLU stands ready to block efforts to take this decision away from people and their families.

Our work focuses on a range of issues, including protecting access to affordable contraception, protecting a person’s ability to make personal, private decisions about pregnancy and abortion, and fighting pregnancy discrimination.

The Latest

Press Release
ACLU of South Dakota Press

House Committee Prioritizes Anti-Abortion Propaganda Over Facts; ACLU Comments

Putting misinformation in our children's curriculum to push an ideological agenda only hurts students.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Press Release
ACLU of South Dakota Press

ACLU of South Dakota Urges House Committee to Prioritize Civil Liberties when Considering Health Care Policy

Bills highlight the importance of ensuring health care policy aligns with civil liberties.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Press Release
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HB 1257 Threatens Contraception and IVF Under the Guise of Clarifying Abortion Law; ACLU Comments

By using specific language to define an “unborn child," House Bill 1257 could create a legal domino effect that triggers broader restrictions on hormonal contraception, emergency contraception and in vitro fertilization.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Press Release
ACLU of South Dakota Press

ACLU of South Dakota Opposes Bill to Criminalize People for Receiving Abortion Care

By introducing House Bill 1212, anti-abortion lawmakers are once again playing politics with our health care.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Court Case
Jan 25, 2022

Planned Parenthood v. Noem

UPDATE: The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals granted Planned Parenthood's motion to dismiss the appeal in the Eighth Circuit and vacated the temporary restraining order at Planned Parenthood's request due to the Dobbs decision.