South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem pledged Sunday to “walk alongside” mothers now that abortion is illegal in most instances in her state and she is ready to discuss an expansion of state-funded services for them.
Ms. Noem, a Republican, said she launched a website to connect new mothers with services and will encourage a robust debate on new services when the legislature meets.
Abortion is illegal in South Dakota except in cases in which the life of the mother is at risk after the Supreme Court overturned the broad right to the procedure in the 1973 Roe v.