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July 8, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Abortions in South Dakota saw a major decline in the most recent year on record, according to a new report by the state Department of Health, with pro-lifers crediting new laws as well as COVID-19 suspensions on most in-person clinical procedures.
“For three months (April-June), there were no elective abortions in South Dakota. The following three months (July-September) there was only one abortion a month,” wrote South Dakota Right to Life board president Debbie Pease. “This temporary halting of abortions in SD is one of the good things that came out of the Covid restrictions. Unfortunately, we know the numbers are increasing again.”
“Only three teens under 18 underwent elective abortions in 2020,” he continued. “According to page 12 of the report, they were all un-emancipated minors. According to Figure 10 on page 9, the number of chemical abortions has increased to 39.2 percent (up from 34.1 percent in 2019).”
Last year, federal health officials advised healthcare facilities to reschedule non-urgent appointments and elective procedures, both to limit the spread of the coronavirus and to free
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