State of South Dakota Archives: on Abortion

Dennis Daugaard: Human life begins at conception

Question topic: Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Daugaard: Strongly Agree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 S.D. Gubernatorial campaign Sep 28, 2014

Gordon Howie: Life is a child's right; this led me into politics

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right"?

A: Strongly oppose - Life is a child's right. Mike Rounds' veto of the first abortion ban in South Dakota is what led me into politics.

Source: E-mail interview: 2014 S.D. Senate race with OnTheIssues.org Sep 18, 2014

Gordon Howie: Leader for life both in and out of the political arena

Gordon doesn't just SAY he is Pro Life, he LIVES it!

Founding board member of the South Dakota Family Policy Council, supporting efforts to keep Planned Parenthood out of South Dakota and stop abortion.
Serves as President of the Board of Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center in Rapid City.
Pro Life Legislative Record (Bills Sponsored):
2006 HB 1198: define the applicable standard of care in regard to screening of risk factors for all abortions except in the case of a medical emergency.
2009 SB 92: require the physical presence of any physician scheduled to perform an abortion at the site of the abortion procedure on the day prior to the abortion procedure.
2010 SB 137: nullify certain federal health care laws within South Dakota. Opposed the implementation of taxpayer funded abortions.

Gordon has been an outspoken leader for life both in and out of the political arena. There has never been a pro-life, pro-family bill he has not supported. Source: 2014 S.D. Senate campaign website, GordonHowieForSenate.com Aug 23, 2014

Jon Hansen: Vice president of South Dakota Right to Life

Hansen has also focused on anti-abortion legislation and tightening South Dakota's election laws in the Legislature. Now vice president of South Dakota Right to Life and co-chair of the Life Defense Fund, he organized a campaign last year that fended off a ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. Source: S.D.Searchlight on 2026 South Dakota Gubernatorial race Apr 24, 2025

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