It’s been a busy week at the Capitol. Good pro-life bills are at the forefront. Your prayers and actions are crucial to passing these good bills.
Mail-Order Abortion Drugs
HB1274 would restrict the delivery of an abortion-inducing medicine, drug, or substance into this state and provide a criminal and a civil penalty therefor and provide a civil action for the wrongful death of an unborn child. HB1274 was amended from the original. You can read the amendments here.
Since South Dakota bans abortion, both surgical and chemical, these dangerous and unregulated mail-order abortion pills are coming into our state. The amended bill narrows the scope and purpose by providing our Attorney General with the laws he needs to criminalize the distributors of the abortion pills. HB1274 passed in the House State Affairs committee on Friday with a vote of 10-2-1 and will be heard in the House on Tuesday, February 24.
ACTION:
- Contact your two representatives and urge them to Vote Yes on HB1274, the mail-order abortion drug.
- To find out who your two representatives are, go here. Then, to find out how to contact them, go here.
- When emailing, include your district number in the subject line so they know you are from their district.
- Be sure to let them know that you are a member of Concerned Women for America of South Dakota. The more legislators hear from us as an organization, the greater our influence will be as we lobby legislators at the Capitol.
- Please forward this e-alert to others today and ask them to pray and take action.
Clarifying “Life of the Mother”
HB1257 is an Act to regulate the performance and reporting of abortions necessary to preserve the life of a pregnant female and to provide a penalty therefor. Because South Dakota bans abortions, except for the life of the mother, the pro-abortion lobby groups are claiming there is confusion when receiving medical care for miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies, etc. HB1257 will make that distinction clear.
HB1257 will be heard in the House State Affairs Committee on Monday, February 23.
ACTION:
- Contact your two representatives and urge them to Vote Yes on HB1257, the life of the mother bill.
- To find out who your two representatives are, go here. Then, to find out how to contact them, go here.
- When emailing, include your district number in the subject line so they know you are from their district.
- Be sure to let them know that you are a member of Concerned Women for America of South Dakota. The more legislators hear from us as an organization, the greater our influence will be as we lobby legislators at the Capitol.
- Please forward this e-alert to others today and ask them to pray and take action.
Parental Control Over App Stores
HB1275 is an Act to create requirements for age verification and parental consent for application stores and to provide a penalty therefor. HB1275 gives parents more control over what apps their children can download and access on their phones and other devices.
HB1275 passed in the House State Affairs committee on Wednesday and will be heard on the House floor on Friday. Check the votes here.
No Action Needed at This Time
Defining Man and Woman in State Law
HB1184 is an Act to define man and woman throughout the state and prohibit funding for anything to the contrary. HB1184 would ensure that definitions of “boy,” “father,” “female,” “girl,” “male,” “man,” “mother,” “sex,” and “woman” would be reflected in our laws. HB1184 passed in the House State Affairs on Friday with a vote of 10-2-1. Check the votes here.
ACTION:
- Contact your two representatives and urge them to Vote Yes on HB1184, the definition of man and woman bill.
- To find out who your two representatives are, go here. Then, to find out how to contact them, go here.
- When emailing, include your district number in the subject line so they know you are from their district.
- Be sure to let them know that you are a member of Concerned Women for America of South Dakota. The more legislators hear from us as an organization, the greater our influence will be as we lobby legislators at the Capitol.
- Please forward this e-alert to others today and ask them to pray and take action.
SJR503 Defeated!
We are pleased to report that SJR503, the Article V Constitution Convention bill, was defeated in the House on Wednesday. It was “smoked out” on Tuesday, and the vote to place it on the calendar was defeated. Check the votes here. We wanted a NO vote.
ACTION: If your representative voted No, please thank them.
PRAYER:
Father, we are grateful for the men and women who serve in our legislature. Please give them wisdom concerning every decision they make. Bless them and their families with peace and rest in You. In Jesus’ name. Amen
