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prohibit chemical abortion drugs and to provide a penalty therefor.

This bill prohibits the use of chemical abortion drugs (including mifepristone and similar medications) in South Dakota by defining them in state law and clarifying they are not covered under prenatal medical services. The bill makes an exception only in cases of medical emergencies, as defined by a physician's determination that the pregnancy poses a threat to the woman's life or could cause serious, irreversible harm to her health. Violators of this prohibition would face penalties under South Dakota law.

prohibit medical abortion by telemedicine and to increase the penalty for the unlicensed practice of medicine when performing a medical abortion.

This bill bans telemedicine abortion by requiring that abortion medications (Mifepristone and Misoprostol) be prescribed and taken only in person at a licensed abortion facility, not remotely. It also increases the penalty for unlicensed people who prescribe these medications to induce abortion from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony.

reinstate the prohibition against certain acts causing the termination of an unborn human life, and to prescribe a penalty therefor.

This bill reinstates South Dakota's ban on abortion by making it illegal for anyone to knowingly give a pregnant woman medication or perform a procedure intended to end her pregnancy, with violations classified as a Class 5 felony. The law defines pregnancy as beginning at fertilization and requires doctors treating pregnant women to make every effort to preserve both the mother's and the unborn child's life.

proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election a new section to Article VI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the definition of a human being.

This joint resolution asks South Dakota voters to approve a new constitutional amendment that would define what counts as a human being under the state constitution. If voters approve it, the definition would be added to Article VI of South Dakota's Constitution and could affect how state laws are interpreted regarding issues like abortion and other life-related policies.

prohibit threats made with the intent to coerce an abortion and to provide a penalty therefor.

# HB 1113 Summary This bill creates a new crime in South Dakota: making threats with the intent to coerce someone into having an abortion or to coerce someone into not having an abortion. The law establishes penalties for anyone who uses threats of harm or other coercive tactics to pressure another person's abortion decision.