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South Dakota Pushes Back on Abortion Law Block | Sioux Falls News
South Dakota’s Attorney General is fighting to reinstate a controversial abortion ban, arguing it’s a criminal law exempt from First Amendment scrutiny — even as Mayday Health challenges the move in federal court. The law, which criminalizes abortion except to save the mother’s life, has already faced legal hurdles and a prior settlement, but now the state is appealing to the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. With no exceptions for rape or incest, and penalties targeting providers, the battle continues — all while the state says it’s not spending a dime on the appeal. Listen in…
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