South Dakota Committee Passes Bill to Ban Mail-Order Abortions

A South Dakota Senate committee has advanced legislation cracking down on mail-order abortion pills, taking a key step toward closing loopholes that allow chemical abortions to evade the state’s abortion ban that protects babies.

The Senate State Affairs Committee passed House Bill 1274 on Wednesday in an 8-1 vote, sending the measure to the full Senate for consideration. The bill prohibits the sale, distribution, and advertising of abortion pills in South Dakota, targeting out-of-state...