HB1274 prohibits the dispensing, distribution, sale, or advertisement of drugs, substances, or other items intended to cause an unlawful abortion. The bill targets abortion-inducing drugs or related materials being sent into or promoted in South Dakota for illegal abortions, and it provides both criminal and civil penalties for violations.
The South Dakota State House of Representatives passed HB1274 on March 10, 2026 by a vote of 61 to 6. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because states should act to ban abortion and guarantee the right to life for all persons. The right to life is the most fundamental, God-given, and unalienable right asserted in the Declaration of Independence and protected by the 5th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
