Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade Overturned, Conversation Persists
On June 24, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Several states, including South Dakota, had trigger laws that went into affect imediately prohibiting abortion. Currently in South Dakota the only exception for abortion is if it is needed to save the mother’s life. Associate professor of history Sara Lampert said Roe v. Wade provided […]
No, the “Pro-Life” Movement is Not Pro-Woman
Ultimately, to be pro-woman is to embrace women as equals, valuing human dignity, bodily autonomy and self-determination. However, the extreme anti-abortion policies plaguing the United States are doing the exact opposite, putting women’s lives at risk. Prior to 1973, abortion was widely criminalized forcing women to turn to alleyways riddled with coat hangers and dingy […]