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provide an opportunity to view a sonogram and hear the child's heartbeat prior to an abortion.

# HB1177 Summary This bill requires abortion providers to offer pregnant women the opportunity to view an ultrasound image and hear their fetus's heartbeat before performing an abortion procedure. The bill gives women the choice to accept or decline this offer, but mandates that providers make the opportunity available as part of the informed consent process.

Petitioning Congress and the President to immediately defund Planned Parenthood of all federal funding; strongly condemning the recent unrestrictive abortion law passed in New York; and, expressing South Dakotans' continued resolve to secure the blessings of life and liberty for our posterity.

This is a resolution expressing South Dakota's position to Congress and the President, not a law that changes state rules. The resolution urges the federal government to cut all federal funding to Planned Parenthood and condemns New York's abortion law, while affirming South Dakota's commitment to protecting life.

revise certain provisions regarding sonogram and heart auscultation prior to an abortion.

SB6 revises South Dakota's requirements for doctors to perform ultrasounds and listen for a fetal heartbeat before performing an abortion. The bill modifies when and how these procedures must be done, changing the current rules about what doctors must do before an abortion can proceed.

provide for a form a physician must use to obtain consent to an abortion.

SB72 requires physicians to use a specific state-approved form when obtaining a patient's consent before performing an abortion. The bill establishes what information and acknowledgments must be included on this form to ensure informed consent. This creates a new standardized procedure that all South Dakota doctors must follow when performing abortions.

Petitioning Congress and the President to immediately defund Planned Parenthood of all federal funding; strongly condemning the recent unrestrictive abortion law passed in New York state; and, expressing South Dakotans' continued resolve to secure the blessings of life and liberty for our posterity.

This resolution expresses the South Dakota Legislature's position that Congress and the President should cut all federal funding to Planned Parenthood and condemns New York's abortion law. The resolution does not change any state laws—it is a statement of the Legislature's views intended to be communicated to federal officials.

Petitioning Congress and the President to immediately defund Planned Parenthood of all federal funding; strongly condemning the recent unrestrictive abortion laws passed in New York and Vermont; and, expressing South Dakotans' continued resolve to secure the blessings of life and liberty for our posterity.

This resolution asks Congress and the President to cut all federal funding to Planned Parenthood and criticizes recent abortion laws passed in New York and Vermont. It does not change any South Dakota state law, but instead expresses the state's official position on abortion policy and federal funding priorities. The resolution is a statement of values rather than a law that creates new rules or requirements.

provide for certain reporting requirements related to abortions.

# HB 1190 Summary HB 1190 requires abortion providers in South Dakota to report detailed information about each abortion performed—including the patient's age, race, marital status, and reasons for the procedure—to the state Department of Health. These reports must be submitted monthly and made available to the public (with patient identifying information removed), creating a new state database on abortion statistics that currently doesn't exist.

provide a criminal penalty for causing an abortion against a pregnant mother's will.

HB1193 makes it a crime for someone to intentionally cause an abortion without a pregnant woman's consent, treating it as a serious offense similar to other crimes against the person. The bill creates a new criminal penalty to protect pregnant women from having abortions forced upon them against their will. This adds a specific crime to South Dakota law that didn't previously exist as its own distinct offense.