Signed by Governor Kristi Noem

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits threats made to coerce an abortion and providing a penalty therefor.

Highlights:

• Establishes that a person with intent or a person that threatens to force a pregnant mother to undergo and abortion is guilty of a class B felony (Sec. 1).

• Establishes that a person is guilty of a Class 5 felony if the person threatens a pregnant mother with the intent to coerce them to undergo an abortion against their will (Sec. 2).

• Establishes that a person is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor if they commit any of the following (Sec. 3):

• In any manner coerces, compels, or attempts to compel a pregnant woman to undergo an abortion;

• Requires a pregnant woman to agree to a provision that if she refuses to undergo an abortion; and

• Requires a pregnant woman to agree to a provision that results in her assuming any cost, obligation, or responsibility for refusing to undergo an abortion.

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