Local Resources
The American Association of University Women promotes equity for all women and girls, lifelong education, and positive societal change.
Dakota Women, which has a variety of contributors, is a leading South Dakota blog, providing news and commentary about women's issues in the Rushmore state.
Democracy in Action is a grassroots movement of women working to bring about progressive change in South Dakota and is committed to informing and energizing voters and creating a climate where progressive candidates are elected.
The Native American Women's Health Resource Center provides resources and information pertaining to Indigenous women's health issues, including reproductive health.
Planned Parenthood is South Dakota's abortion service provider. For more than 90 years, Planned Parenthood has promoted a commonsense approach to women's health and well-being, based on respect for each individual's right to make informed, independent decisions about sex, health, and family planning.
South Dakota Advocacy Network for Women is a network providing education, an advocacy voice and collective action on behalf of individuals and organizations.
The South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families is the campaign fighting this year's abortion ban, and they need your help. If you can help out in any way to defeat this year's ban, contact them through their website.
The South Dakota Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (SDCADVSA) is dedicated to the empowerment of battered women and their children and therefore is committed to the elimination of personal and societal violence in the lives of women and their children.
The homepage for the South Dakota State Legislature, including information about past legislative sessions and current laws.
National Resources
The Guttmacher Institute advances sexual and reproductive health worldwide through an interrelated program of social science research, public education and policy analysis.
For more than 30 years, NARAL Pro-Choice America has been the nation's leading advocate for privacy and a woman's right to choose. With more than one million members and supporters, NARAL Pro-Choice America is fighting to protect the pro-choice values of freedom and privacy.
Available Literature
At Issue: The Ethics of Abortion
At Issue: The Ethics of Abortion, by Watkins. Greenhaven Press, copyright 2005.
Behind Every Choice Is A Story
Behind Every Choice Is A Story, by Gloria Feldt. University of North Texas Press, copyright 2002.
A Brief Liberal Catholic Defense of Abortion
A Brief Liberal Catholic Defense of Abortion, by Dombrowski and Deltete. University of Illinois Press, copyright 2000.
The Ethics of Abortion, Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice
The Ethics of Abortion, Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice, by Baird and Rosenbauum. Prometheus Books, copyright 2001.
Failing America's Faithful -- How Today's Churches are Mixing God with Politics and Losing Their Way
Failing America's Faithful -- How Today's Churches are Mixing God with Politics and Losing Their Way, by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. Warner Books, copyright 2007.
The Girls Who Went Away -- The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe V. Wade
The Girls Who Went Away -- The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe V. Wade, by Ann Fessler. Penguin Books, copyright 2006.
Head and Heart -- American Christianites
Head and Heart -- American Christianites, by Garry Willis. Penguin Press, copyright 2007.
The Human Drama of Abortion -- A Global Search for Consensus
The Human Drama of Abortion -- A Global Search for Consensus, by Faundes and Bartelatto. Vanderbilt University Press, copyright 2006.
A Question Of Choice
A Question of Choice by Sarah Weddington. Penguin Books, copyright 1992
This Common Secret -- My Journey as an Abortion Doctor
This Common Secret -- My Journey as an Abortion Doctor, by Susan Wicklund. Public Affairs Publishing, copyright 2007.
The War on Choice -- The Right-Wing Attack on Women's Rights and How to Fight Back
The War on Choice -- The Right-Wing Attack on Women's Rights and How to Fight Back, by Gloria Feldt. Bantam Dell (Random House), copyright 2004.
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