Mayday Health
Coverage of Mayday Health in the Nexus archive.
- Judge blocks South Dakota abortion advertising ban against nonprofit
A federal judge blocked South Dakota from enforcing its abortion advertising ban against the nonprofit Mayday Health and plaintiff Nancy Turbak Berry, ruling the state law likely violates free speech. The law prohibits distributing and advertising abortion services, but the judge found the state failed to prove it meets strict scrutiny. Mayday Health, which provides information about abortion pills without selling them, had placed advertisements in South Dakota.
- South Dakota federal judge sides with abortion information provider
A South Dakota federal judge blocked the state from enforcing a new law prohibiting abortion-related advertising and distribution of materials, ruling in favor of the nonprofit Mayday Health. The judge found the law failed strict scrutiny and violated First Amendment protections.