Release – FACT CHECK:  Jackley Falsely Attacks Noem’s Pro-Life Record

FACT CHECK:  Jackley Falsely Attacks Noem’s Pro-Life Record

LIVE from the South Dakota Public Broadcasting Debate

VERMILLION, S.D. – Despite Marty Jackley’s false attacks, Rep. Kristi Noem has a strong pro-life record. Noem believes that every life, including an unborn baby’s life, has dignity and purpose.

The Facts:

• Kristi Noem has a 100% rating from the National Right to Life.

• Kristi Noem successfully rolled back Obama-era mandates to ensure states had more flexibility to pull family planning funds from abortion providers, like Planned Parenthood (H.J.Res.43)

• Kristi Noem helped lead efforts to pass a 20-week abortion ban in the U.S. House (H.R.36)

• Kristi Noem helped lead efforts to stop taxpayer-funded abortions (H.R.7)

• Kristi Noem cosponsored the Life at Conception Act (H.R.681)

• Kristi Noem cosponsored the Heartbeat Protection Act (H.R.490)

• Kristi Noem helped introduce the Defund Planned Parenthood Act (H.R.354)

Meanwhile, Marty Jackley’s inaction allowed Planned Parenthood to break South Dakota law, bringing praise from Planned Parenthood.

• March 22, 2005 >> Governor Rounds signs legislation requiring that mothers be told “the abortion will terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being.”

• March 28, 2011 >> Governor Daugaard signs legislation requiring a 72-hour waiting period before an abortion is performed.

• July 26, 2011 >> Planned Parenthood “praised” Jackley’s decision to not fight for the 72-hour waiting period to take effect immediately. (“AG: State will not appeal abortion law injunction,” Rapid City Journal)

• March 13, 2014 >> Legal documents provided to the Attorney General’s office demonstrate Planned Parenthood was breaking the law, but Jackley doesn’t act. The abortion provider failed to clearly explain that abortion will terminate a human life, as is required by the 2005 South Dakota law. Despite the revelation, Jackley did not file a lawsuit.

• February 26, 2018 >> After Jackley refuses to act, the state legislature has to pass a bill to ensure pregnant mothers are told an abortion will terminate a human life. The legislation is signed by Governor Daugaard.