{"id":265066,"date":"2022-03-27T13:30:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T18:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=265066"},"modified":"2022-03-25T18:36:24","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T23:36:24","slug":"south-dakota-pro-life-bills-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/south-dakota-pro-life-bills-law\/","title":{"rendered":"South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signs two pro-life bills into law"},"content":{"rendered":"
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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed two pro-life bills on Wednesday: one that imposes several restrictions on the distribution of the abortion pill, while another makes it illegal to coerce a woman to get an abortion.<\/p>\n

HB 1318<\/a> prohibits the distribution of the abortion pill via telemedicine. Instead, it requires women who want a chemical abortion to make three in-person visits to a doctor: one to take the first abortion pill, another appointment several days later to take the second drug in the abortion pill regimen, and a third visit two weeks later to confirm that the abortion was complete. The bill codifies into law an executive order<\/a> issued by Noem last year.<\/p>\n

While the federal government loosened restrictions last year allowing women to receive the abortion pill via telemedicine and through the mail, many states like South Dakota are recognizing the importance of tightening their own state guidelines. Studies have shown that the abortion pill is four times<\/a> more dangerous than surgical abortion, and one study<\/a> has shown that at least 6% of women who take the abortion pill suffer complications that require them to visit the emergency room. UK studies have found the same. Allowing women to take this dangerous pill regimen at home, without the direct oversight of a doctor, only increases the risks that they will face.<\/p>\n