PostĀ Roe v WadeĀ abortion law in South Dakota only allows for exceptions to save life of mother

During a Sunday morning appearance on CNN,Ā South DakotaĀ GovernorĀ Kristi Noem was asked whether she thinks there should be exceptions for survivors of rape and incest when it came toĀ abortion laws.

Apparently, she does not.

Ms Noemā€™s interview with Dana Bash onĀ *State of the UnionĀ *covered a wide range of topics given that the governor is seen as a leading contender to beĀ Donald Trumpā€™s running mate.

On abortion, she spoke in favour of the issue being decided by individual states post-Roe v Wade, referencing a decades-old trigger law that came into effect in her state after the Supreme Court struck down the 1973 decision.

Abortion is now banned in South Dakota, with the only exception being to save the life of the mother.

  • Xhieron@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    What she actually said (from the article):

    ā€œWe rely in South Dakota on the fact that I am pro-life and we have a law that says there is an exception for the life of the mother, and I just donā€™t believe that a tragedy should perpetuate another tragedy.ā€

    If Trump wins and sheā€™s his running mate, itā€™s statistically more likely than not that sheā€™ll be president.

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      7 months ago

      What she actually said (from the article):

      She considers abortion likely as a tragedy, no? So seems she is saying that there shouldnā€™t be any exceptions.