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Before and after ban, South Dakotans seek abortions elsewhere: ‘They’re going to find a way’

BY: - May 12, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first story in a three-part series about the impacts of South Dakota’s abortion ban. The second story examines the effects of South Dakota’s “life of the mother” exception, which some critics believe is ill-defined. The third story analyzes effects on the availability of women’s health care. Nobody knows exactly how […]

Rick Weiland, co-founder of Dakotans for Health, speaks to a crowd of volunteers at a kick-off event for a petition drive that aims to put abortion access on the 2024 ballot in South Dakota. The event took place Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 at Icon Lounge in Sioux Falls.

‘No one’s going to save us. We have to save ourselves’

BY: - November 5, 2022

Organizers with Dakotans for Health used a Saturday morning rally at Icon Lounge in Sioux Falls to kick off a petition drive aimed at putting a Constitutional right to abortion on the 2024 ballot. The event brought together well over 100 volunteers to train them on how to circulate petitions on behalf of the organization, […]