South Dakota Gov. Christie Noem (right) said Sunday she would ban telemedicine appointments with abortion service providers who prescribe pills online in the Republican-controlled state following the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Noem told host Margaret Brennan on CBS’s Face the Nation that she had introduced a bill in her state banning telemedicine appointments to block women from receiving prescription abortion pills online and receiving them in the mail.
“These are very dangerous medical procedures,” Noem argued. “We don’t believe it should be available because it’s a dangerous situation for an individual without being under medical supervision.”
The Supreme Court overturned Rowe v. Wade on Friday, returning the future of abortion rights to states to decide whether they want to ban abortion procedures or tighten restrictions.
South Dakota passed a trigger law that went into effect as soon as Rowe was repealed.
State law prohibits abortion, except in the case of saving the mother’s life, and declares the procedure a criminal offense.
As the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol, a lawsuit is likely to ensue between Republican states demanding restrictions on access to the pills and the federal government under the Biden administration.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday that the Justice Department will protect women’s rights to abortion and their ability to receive the pills.
Noem said on Sunday that the Biden administration had “exceeded its authority” and that the states would now decide what abortion restrictions they wanted to accept.
“The constitution doesn’t give women the right to abortion,” Noem told Brennan on CBS. “The power to make these decisions really belongs to each individual state.”
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