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
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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
Legislation
Feb 17, 2026

House Bill 1313

An Act to require education in prenatal human growth and development.
Status: Passed House
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Feb 20, 2026

House Bill 1274

An Act to restrict the delivery of an abortion-inducing medicine, drug, or substance into this state and provide a criminal and a civil penalty therefor, and provide a civil action for the wrongful death of an unborn child.
Status: Passed Committeee
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Feb 03, 2026

House Bill 1257

An Act to regulate the performance and reporting of abortions necessary to preserve the life of a pregnant female and to provide a penalty therefor.
Status: Introduced
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Feb 05, 2026

House Bill 1212

An Act to revise provisions in order to strengthen protections for unborn children.
Status: Sent to 41st Day/Did Not Pass
Position: Oppose