SD governor signs bill banning abortions based on Down syndrome diagnosis

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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill banning abortions after testing indicates a fetus may have Down syndrome.

Now that HB 1110 has been signed, no person in South Dakota may perform or attempt an abortion with knowledge that the pregnant woman is seeking an abortion because the unborn child has been diagnosed with Down syndrome.

Any person who violates the law can be charged with a Class 6 felony. If there was an intentional, knowing, or negligent failure to comply with this law, a pregnant woman who undergoes an abortion, or her survivors, may bring a civil action against the physician and the facility that performed it.

The law explicitly states the ban does not apply to any abortion that is necessary to save a pregnant woman who's life is endangered due to complications with the pregnancy.

The governor's office has cast the law as a way to protect people with Down syndrome, but also part of a larger effort to eliminate legal abortions altogether.

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SD governor signs bill banning abortions based on Down syndrome diagnosis

Horrendous anti-choice legislation keeps popping up in red states