Noem Restricts Abortion with Executive Order

“Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is using an executive order to tighten up restrictions around abortion in South Dakota,” the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports.

“The first-term Republican governor Tuesday signed a directive ordering the South Dakota Department of Health to create rules prohibiting the use of telemedicine in the process of terminating a pregnancy within the state and restricting when and how chemical abortion drugs are prescribed or provided.”