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An anti-abortion group in South Dakota sues to take an abortion rights initiative off the ballot

Jun. 17, 2024 16:19 PM EDT

An anti-abortion group in South Dakota has sued to block an abortion rights measure from the November ballot. In its complaint filed Thursday, Life Defense Fund alleged various wrongdoing by the measure's supporters, as well as invalid signatures and fraud. The group seeks to...

An abortion rights initiative in South Dakota receives enough signatures to make the ballot

May. 01, 2024 19:53 PM EDT

Supporters of a South Dakota abortion rights initiative submitted far more signatures than required Wednesday to make the ballot this fall. But its outcome is unclear in the conservative state, where Republican lawmakers strongly oppose the measure and a major abortion rights advocate doesn't...