Judge temporarily blocks South Dakota’s abortion-pill advertising ban as lawsuit continues

A new South Dakota law that criminalizes the advertising of abortion pills cannot be enforced while a lawsuit against it continues, a federal judge ruled Friday. Nancy Turbak Berry, who formerly served as a Democratic state legislator from Watertown, and New York-based nonprofit Mayday Health filed the lawsuit in May against Gov. Larry Rhoden and [

By: Meghan O'Brien

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 459

Last Updated: 1 day, 14 hours ago

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A new South Dakota law that criminalizes the advertising of abortion pills cannot be enforced while a lawsuit against it continues, a federal judge ruled Friday.

Nancy Turbak Berry, who formerly served as a Democratic state legislator from Watertown, and New York-based nonprofit Mayday Health filed the lawsuit in May against Gov. Larry Rhoden and Attorney General Marty Jackley, who are both Republicans. Rhoden signed the legislation in March after legislators approved …

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