South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Friday that she has reversed her initial plan to call a special legislative session this year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Friday that she has reversed her initial plan to call a special legislative session this year after theWhen the Supreme Court’s decision first leaked in May, Noem tweeted that she would “immediately call for a special session to save lives” if Roe was overturned. South Dakota already had a trigger law that immediately banned abortions after the ruling came out in June.
“In the last few weeks, it has become clear that South Dakota is the most pro-life state in the nation,” Noem said in a statement, pointing to a ban that allows a woman to have an abortion only if it will save her life, as well as a website she launched that directs pregnant women to state resources.
For abortion rights advocates, the governor's announcement provided little comfort as they strategized how to restore access to the procedure in South Dakota.
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