ADF: Court says pregnancy help centers can defend SD abortion waiting period lawALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE
Court says pregnancy help centers can defend SD abortion waiting period law
ADF-allied attorney represents two centers that help pregnant women to make fully informed decisions
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Two pregnancy help centers will help defend South Dakota’s law that protects women from being coerced into an abortion. A federal court granted a motion, filed by Alliance Defense Fund allied attorney Harold Cassidy, that allows the two centers to intervene in defense of the law, which is under attack in Planned Parenthood v. Daugaard. The new law prohibits the scheduling of an abortion unless the mother first obtains a screening for coercion by a physician and then obtains certain counseling and an assessment for coercion at a pregnancy help center. No abortion can be performed less than 72 hours after the physician’s initial assessment so the mother can have the information and time to make an informed, voluntary decision. Cassidy explains that the law protects the mother’s fundamental right under the U.S. Constitution to her relationship with her child against the dereliction of Planned Parenthood doctors. Full news release, quotes, and related media resources available at the following link: http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/5276 ADF is a legal alliance of Christian attorneys and like-minded organizations defending the right of people to freely live out their faith. Launched in 1994, ADF employs a unique combination of strategy, training, funding, and litigation to protect and preserve religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family.
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