South Dakota would create a civil lawsuit allowing pregnant women, fathers, grandparents, and other affected parties to sue anyone who provides abortion-inducing medications in violation of state law, though pregnant women themselves cannot be sued for their own abortions. The bill also establishes criminal penalties for dispensing, distributing, selling, or advertising abortion-inducing drugs or substances. This allows private citizens to pursue damages for what the law defines as wrongful death of an unborn child.
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First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 398
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 5. H.J. 426
State Affairs Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2.
State Affairs Motion to amend
State Affairs Motion to amend
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 294
First Reading House H.J. 220
Prime sponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-035
Prime sponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-013
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-009
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-002
Do Pass Amended
Do Pass Amended
Do Pass Amended