While they are making political maneuvers, we're trying to fight for the women of South Dakota. I hate to envision the day when the women of South Dakota are treated differently than the women elsewhere when it comes to safe and legal health care.

The women of South Dakota will still be able to access safe and legal abortion as this case works its way through the court system.

While they are making political maneuvers, we're trying to fight for the women of South Dakota.

This is an issue that is affecting real people's lives in this state and potentially around the country.

We fully intend to challenge this law. It's just a question of how.

If he chooses to sign it, we will be filing a lawsuit in short order to block it.

We consider emergency contraception something of a staple that ought to be in every woman's medicine cabinet just in case, whether it's a time where a condom breaks, you forgot to take a few pills, you forgot to put your patch on, or you have an incident of unwanted intercourse, forced intercourse.

We hope (Rounds) recognizes this for what it is: a political tool and not about the health and safety of the women of South Dakota.

Obviously, we're very disappointed that Gov. Rounds has sided on the side of politics rather than on the side of the women of South Dakota to protect their health and safety.