With Texas as a model, Republican governors seek similar abortion restrictions

abortion providers in texas have been trying to get the law halted before it goes into effect. And so what the Supreme Court said last night was that they were not willing to do that. So they voted 54 to deny an emergency appeal from abortion providers and others who wanted to block enforcement of the law. The law went into effect Wednesday. What it does is prohibit abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity and that is usually around six weeks of pregnancy before many women know that they are actually pregnant. This is the strictest law against abortion rights in the United States. Since the Supreme Court's Landmark Roe vs Wade Decision in 1973, It's also part of a broader push by Republicans nationwide to impose new restrictions on abortion. At least 12 other states have enacted bans early in pregnancy, but all of those laws have been blocked from going into it clinics have said that this law will rule out 85% of abortions in texas um and forced many clinics to close. Already abortion clinics beyond the texas border are feeling the impact. My colleague talked to one clinic in Oklahoma city where there were 80 appointments scheduled over the past two days and that's more than double the typical number of patients abortion providers said that they are devastated by it. They vowed to continue fighting. Meanwhile, anti abortion groups and the texas lawmakers who passed this law are cheering what the court did and hoping that they get more positive rulings from this more conservative court. So the Supreme Court does have other abortion cases to consider. It will be considering one. As soon as this fall, we'll have to see what the Supreme Court decides with this more conservative makeup and whether it does, decides eventually to overturn roe versus wade.

Gov. Kristi Noem wants to pass tougher abortion restrictions in South Dakota, after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a Texas law banning most abortions in that state to go forward. The Texas law, which took effect Wednesday, prohibits abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity, usually around six weeks and before many women know they're pregnant. Video above: High court leaves Texas abortion law in place"Following the Supreme Court's decision to leave the pro-life (Texas) law in place, I have directed the Unborn Child Advocate in my office to immediately review the new (Texas) law and current South Dakota laws to make sure we have the strongest pro life laws on the books in (South Dakota)," Noem said in a statement on social media Thursday.Women in South Dakota are currently barred from terminating a pregnancy after 22 weeks. Noem has previously told the Argus Leader that she wants to ban abortions completely, with no exceptions in cases of rape or incest.Republican states that have passed increasingly tough abortion restrictions have seen many of their efforts blocked by federal courts. But many are now looking at the Texas law and its unusual approach as a model. The Texas law authorizes private citizens to sue abortion providers and anyone involved in aiding an abortion, including someone who drives a woman to a clinic. The law is being challenged by Planned Parenthood and other groups.Mark Miller, an attorney and legal advisor in the governor's office, has the role of "Unborn Child Advocate" in Noem's office and handles lobbying efforts related to abortion laws, the Argus Leader reported. Should Noem successfully push through a six-week abortion ban like in Texas, it's likely more litigation would follow.Planned Parenthood characterizes efforts to move to a six-week abortion ban as a "blatantly unconstitutional attack." And the American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota has vowed to push back against more abortion restrictions."We've been fighting off attacks against women's reproductive rights in South Dakota for a long time and that's not something that's going to stop," said Janna Farley, a spokeswoman for the ACLU in Sioux Falls. During the 2021 legislative session, the South Dakota Legislature passed five separate measures restricting abortion rights, including one prohibiting a Down syndrome diagnosis as justification for terminating a pregnancy.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. —

Gov. Kristi Noem wants to pass tougher abortion restrictions in South Dakota, after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a Texas law banning most abortions in that state to go forward.

The Texas law, which took effect Wednesday, prohibits abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity, usually around six weeks and before many women know they're pregnant.

Video above: High court leaves Texas abortion law in place

"Following the Supreme Court's decision to leave the pro-life (Texas) law in place, I have directed the Unborn Child Advocate in my office to immediately review the new (Texas) law and current South Dakota laws to make sure we have the strongest pro life laws on the books in (South Dakota)," Noem said in a statement on social media Thursday.

Women in South Dakota are currently barred from terminating a pregnancy after 22 weeks. Noem has previously told the Argus Leader that she wants to ban abortions completely, with no exceptions in cases of rape or incest.

Charlie Neibergall / AP File Photo

In this July 16, 2021 file photo, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Iowa.

Republican states that have passed increasingly tough abortion restrictions have seen many of their efforts blocked by federal courts. But many are now looking at the Texas law and its unusual approach as a model.

The Texas law authorizes private citizens to sue abortion providers and anyone involved in aiding an abortion, including someone who drives a woman to a clinic. The law is being challenged by Planned Parenthood and other groups.

Mark Miller, an attorney and legal advisor in the governor's office, has the role of "Unborn Child Advocate" in Noem's office and handles lobbying efforts related to abortion laws, the Argus Leader reported.

Should Noem successfully push through a six-week abortion ban like in Texas, it's likely more litigation would follow.

Planned Parenthood characterizes efforts to move to a six-week abortion ban as a "blatantly unconstitutional attack." And the American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota has vowed to push back against more abortion restrictions.

"We've been fighting off attacks against women's reproductive rights in South Dakota for a long time and that's not something that's going to stop," said Janna Farley, a spokeswoman for the ACLU in Sioux Falls.

During the 2021 legislative session, the South Dakota Legislature passed five separate measures restricting abortion rights, including one prohibiting a Down syndrome diagnosis as justification for terminating a pregnancy.

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