July 1, 2021, marks the start of the 2022 fiscal year and ushers in several changes to state law in South Dakota.
Pro-life laws going into effect today include:
- HB 1110, which bans abortions motivated by a diagnosis of or test indicating the unborn child has Down syndrome;
- HB 1051, which requires doctors to properly protect the life of any child born alive following a failed abortion;
- SB 183, which declares certain surrogacy contract provisions regarding abortion as unenforceable;
- HB 1114, which provides a better definition of “abortion;” and
- HB 1130, which establishes requirements for the presentation of a written statement regarding the discontinuance of a drug-induced abortion.
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