Press Releases

ACLU of South Dakota Announces 2022 Legislative Priorities

The ACLU of South Dakota will be monitoring a wide variety of bills and will focus on three main issue areas: abortion access and reproductive freedom, defending free speech and opposing classroom censorship, and LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit equality.

Session Soundtrack: Our Playlist for a Robust Democracy

Whether you’re for a specific bill or against it, there’s plenty of work to do, calls to make, letters to write, legislative coffees and cracker barrels to attend.

ACLU of South Dakota to Host Virtual Advocacy Academy

The Advocacy Academy is a series of comprehensive virtual trainings and community hours designed to teach people how to make a difference in their community on a state and local level.

Reproductive Freedom Advocates in South Dakota Continue Fight for Abortion Rights, Announce Oct. 2 March in Sioux Falls

Reproductive freedom advocates in South Dakota are organizing and rallying to keep abortion safe and legal in South Dakota.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

‘Plan B’ Film Streaming on Hulu Showcases Obstacles to Getting Health Care in South Dakota

The film, staring two young female characters, features a road trip to get sexual and reproductive health care, a common experience for South Dakotans
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

South Dakota Legislature Advances Dangerous “Abortion Reversal” Bill and Abortion Ban Bill

Today, members of the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee voted to advance two extreme anti-abortion bills. House Bill 1130, the so-called “abortion reversal” bill, would require doctors to give false and misleading information to patients.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

ACLU of South Dakota Opposes Senate Bill 6

The ACLU of South Dakota opposes Senate Bill 6, a bill that would require a physician to show a woman a sonogram of the fetus and force her to hear its heartbeat, if it is present, before performing an abortion.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

ACLU of South Dakota Names Community Engagement Associate

ACLU of South Dakota Names Community Engagement Associate