Legislation seeks to define South Dakota abortion ban’s life-of-the-mother exception

By: Joshua Haiar

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: February 23, 2026

Words: 554

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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PIERRE — An attempt to define what’s allowed by the sole exception in South Dakota’s abortion ban advanced 10-2 on Monday in a legislative committee.

South Dakota lawmakers adopted a trigger ban in 2005 that took effect in 2022, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Abortions are prohibited in the state, the law says, “unless there is appropriate and reasonable medical judgment that performance of an abortion is necessary …

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