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11mo ago

South Dakota Abortion Rights Initiative Certified for November Ballot

The measure joins similar efforts in Florida, Maryland, and New York, aiming to overturn restrictive laws post-Roe v. Wade.

Demonstrators hold up signs as they protest South Dakota's new anti-abortion law outside the Federal Court building in Sioux Falls, S.D., on March 9, 2006.
FILE - Colorado State Sen. Julie Gonzales, third from left, takes a photo of state Rep. Brianna Titone, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, state Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis and state Rep. Meg Froelich and others before Polis signed the first of three bills that enshrine protections for abortion and gender-affirming care procedures and medications, April 14, 2023, in the State Capitol in Denver. Voters in both Colorado and South Dakota will have a say on abortion rights this fall after supporters collected enough valid signatures to put measures on the ballot.
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Overview

  • South Dakota's Secretary of State validated over 46,000 signatures, surpassing the required threshold.
  • The proposed amendment would allow unrestricted abortion access in the first trimester.
  • Legal challenges to the measure can be filed until June 17.
  • South Dakota's current law bans nearly all abortions, with exceptions only to save the mother's life.
  • The initiative faces strong opposition from Republican lawmakers and some advocacy groups.