Attacks on Choice
At face value, many anti-choice bills can seem like a positive step for women's reproductive health. When examined more closely, however, it becomes apparent that they are actually a step backward. Read below for more information about each of these policy areas, and where South Dakota stands. |
| Trigger Laws |
| Several states, including South Dakota, have laws on the books that are designed to outlaw abortion if the Supreme Court ...
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| Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP) |
| TRAP laws impose unnecessary and burdensome regulations on abortion providers that are not required of other medical professionals. TRAP laws ...
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| Refusal clauses |
| Referred to as “conscience” clauses by anti-choice groups. These are laws that allow (depending on the specific type of refusal ...
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| Crisis Pregnancy Centers |
| Anti-choice groups sometimes refer to them as “pregnancy resource centers.” Many of these centers are fake “clinics” that lure women ...
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| Counseling Bans |
| Also known as “gag rules.” These bans prohibit health-care providers from counseling about or referring women for abortion services. The ...
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| Biased Counseling and Mandatory Delay |
| Anti-choice groups deliberately refer to these requirements, incorrectly, as “informed consent” or “women’s right to know” laws. These laws aren’t ...
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