Kristi Noem to Newsmax: Abortion Clinics on Federal Land Would Violate Hyde Amendment
June 30, 2022 | South Dakota
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem told Newsmax that she believes a Democratic proposal to construct abortion clinics on federal land would violate the Hyde Amendment, a provision that prevents federal funding for most abortions.
During a Wednesday appearance on “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” the Republican governor reiterated her support of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling last week that sent the abortion issue back to states.
Noem also condemned calls from some Democratic officials around the country to establish new abortion clinics through agencies like the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), a plan the White House rejected on Wednesday as having too many “dangerous ramifications.”… (Excerpt from Newsmax)
