Gov. Noem Says Doctors, Not Pregnant Mothers, Should Be Prosecuted Following Supreme Court Abortion Ruling

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, on Sunday praised the recent Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade as a decision that follows the science, asserting that doctors who perform abortions, and not vulnerable women in crisis situations, should be the ones prosecuted going forward.

Noem, who appeared on multiple cable television programs Sunday morning, is the leader of one of 13 states with trigger laws banning all abortions except in cases to save the life of the pregnant mother that took effect following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.