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Family Voice luncheon in Rapid City focuses on IVF and commercial surrogacy concerns
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (190+ words) RAPID CITY, S. D. (KOTA) - Conservative lobbying group Family Voice hosted a luncheon Wednesday morning at First Assembly of God in Rapid City, focusing on what organizers described as building a "children's rights movement." During the event, speakers discussed issues including in…...
Anti-abortion lawmakers seek to redefine "abortion" to exclude medical treatment
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1037+ words) (STATELINE) - Some anti-abortion state lawmakers are pushing to revise the definition of "abortion" so abortion bans don't apply to cases in which the death of an "unborn child" is the result of medical care provided to the pregnant woman. In…...
How One Heart transforms lives
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (51+ words) KOTA Territory News How One Heart transforms lives Rapid City's Summer Nights concert series returning in 2026 with new location A day in South Dakota history: Six Rapid City Cheerleaders die in plane crash Women in Science Conference brings hundreds of…...
Gov. Mark Gordon signs Human Heartbeat Act, warns of legal challenges ahead
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (237+ words) RAPID CITY, S. D. (KOTA) - Gov. Mark Gordon on Monday signed the Human Heartbeat Act into law, reaffirming his support for protecting unborn life while cautioning that the measure may not withstand Wyoming's current constitutional landscape. The bill, Enrolled Act No. 29, House…...
Hiding in plain sight: Mom says childrens book on how babies are made goes too far with graphic images
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (274+ words) PARMA, Ohio. (WOIO/Gray News) - A children's book in an Ohio library is being reviewed after a mother says it contains inappropriate sexual imagery. Hilary Jackson, chair of the Cuyahoga County chapter of Moms for Liberty and a mother of…...
Legislation passes state House that would require schools to show prenatal development videos
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (423+ words) (SOUTH DAKOTA SEARCHLIGHT) - After a debate colored by views on abortion, the Republican-dominated state House of Representatives voted 52-10 to advance a bill requiring South Dakota public schools to teach students about prenatal human growth and development. The bill's next stop…...
Bill would allow providers to deny services that violate their "conscience
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (527+ words) PIERRE, S. D. (Dakota News Now) - A bill is giving South Dakota's healthcare providers the option to avoid conducting services that violate their conscience. The provisions of House Bill 1153 prohibit the denial of services for emergencies, discrimination, and any existing rules they…...
AG Jackley argues for state's courts to decide on abortion ads case
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (264+ words) RAPID CITY, S. D. (KOTA) -Attorney General Marty Jackley has argued in a New York federal court that the state's judicial system should be deciding on whether abortion pill advertisements in the state are deceptive and unlawful. Attorney General Marty Jackley appeared…...