Tag: H.B. 1166

Planned Parenthood withdraws Challenge to 72-hour waiting period

By Dave Andrusko It was an early Christmas present. Last Friday, Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota said that it was dropping the appeal of that part of a 2011 South Dakota law which requires a three-day waiting period after a woman meets with an abortionist.   However Sarah Stoesz, the president of …

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Appeals Court Upholds Final Portion of 2005 South Dakota Law

By Dave Andrusko In what amounts to the final, complete vindication of a 2005 South Dakota law, the full 8th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday upheld that portion of H.B. 1166 which requires abortionists to advise women seeking abortions that they face an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and suicide. “On its face, the suicide …

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