South Dakota ‘Preborn Infant Beheading Ban’ Amended to Personhood Resolution (HB 1230)

This law was last updated on Apr 25, 2016

State

South Dakota

Number

HB 1230

Status

Failed to Pass

Proposed

Feb 17, 2015

Topics

Dilation and Evacuation Bans, Personhood

Full Bill Text

legis.sd.gov

HB 1230, as amended, would recognize the sanctity of human life.

STATUS

Passed the House on February 19, 2015 by a vote of 65-3. Tabled by Senate Health and Human Services Committee.

HB 1230 originally was the Preborn Infant Beheading Ban, a law which targeted dilation and evacuation, a procedure frequently used during second-trimester abortions. On February 19, 2015, it was extensively amended (hoghoused) and became, essentially, a resolution recognizing the sanctity of human life. Bizarrely, the “bill” does not say when life begins or offer any definitions.