PostĀ Roe v WadeĀ abortion law in South Dakota only allows for exceptions to save life of mother

During a Sunday morning appearance on CNN,Ā South DakotaĀ GovernorĀ Kristi Noem was asked whether she thinks there should be exceptions for survivors of rape and incest when it came toĀ abortion laws.

Apparently, she does not.

Ms Noem’s interview with Dana Bash onĀ *State of the UnionĀ *covered a wide range of topics given that the governor is seen as a leading contender to beĀ Donald Trump’s running mate.

On abortion, she spoke in favour of the issue being decided by individual states post-Roe v Wade, referencing a decades-old trigger law that came into effect in her state after the Supreme Court struck down the 1973 decision.

Abortion is now banned in South Dakota, with the only exception being to save the life of the mother.

  • Billiam@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    IIRC Arizona’s governor was like ā€œAbortion is murder and you can’t do that here. But it’s okay to drive three hours away to commit murderā€

    No that was Kari Lake, who also doesn’t know she’s not the governor.