Current:Home > MySouth Dakota Supreme Court reverses judge’s dismissal of lawsuit against abortion rights initiative-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
South Dakota Supreme Court reverses judge’s dismissal of lawsuit against abortion rights initiative
View Date:2024-12-23 16:45:22
The South Dakota Supreme Court has reversed a judge’s ruling from last month that dismissed a lawsuit aiming to remove an abortion rights initiative from the November ballot.
The court on Friday reversed the order of dismissal and sent the case back for further proceedings. The anti-abortion group Life Defense Fund had appealed Judge John Pekas’s ruling that dismissed its lawsuit seeking to invalidate the measure. The group alleged myriad wrongdoing related to petition circulators.
In a statement, Life Defense Fund co-chair Leslee Unruh said the group is thrilled the court expedited the case and sent it back to the lower court.
“(Measure leader) Rick Weiland and his paid posse have broken laws, tricked South Dakotans into signing their abortion petition, left petitions unattended, and much more. Dakotans for Health illegally gathered signatures to get Amendment G on the ballot, therefore this measure should not be up for a vote this November,” she said.
The Associated Press emailed a request for comment to Dakotans for Health, the group that brought the measure. Measure backers submitted about 54,000 petition signatures in May. Secretary of State Monae Johnson’s office later validated the measure for the ballot.
The measure would bar the state from regulating “a pregnant woman’s abortion decision and its effectuation” in the first trimester, but it would allow second-trimester regulations “only in ways that are reasonably related to the physical health of the pregnant woman.”
The constitutional amendment would allow the state to regulate or prohibit abortion in the third trimester, “except when abortion is necessary, in the medical judgment of the woman’s physician, to preserve the life or health of the pregnant woman.”
South Dakota outlaws abortion as a felony crime except in instances to save the life of the mother, under a trigger law that took effect in 2022 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion.
Abortion-rights supporters have prevailed on all seven statewide abortion ballot questions since the Dobbs decision. Voters in several other states are set to weigh in as well later this year.
___
Dura reported from Bismarck, North Dakota.
veryGood! (4431)
Related
- Justine Bateman feels like she can breathe again in 'new era' after Trump win
- Americans are feeling effects of friendflation, or when friendships are too costly to keep
- After impressive Georgia win, there's no denying Lane Kiffin is a legit ball coach
- With Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase leading way, Bengals running out of time to save season
- New Jersey will issue a drought warning after driest October ever and as wildfires rage
- After impressive Georgia win, there's no denying Lane Kiffin is a legit ball coach
- Trump made gains in heavily Hispanic areas all over the map. Here’s how he did it
- More than 500K space heaters sold on Amazon, TikTok recalled after 7 fires, injury
- Oklahoma school district adding anti-harassment policies after nonbinary teen’s death
- Cowboys QB Dak Prescott plans to undergo season-ending surgery, according to reports
Ranking
- Nelly will not face charges after St. Louis casino arrest for drug possession
- Republican US Rep. Eli Crane wins second term in vast Arizona congressional district
- Retired research chimps to be moved from New Mexico to a Louisiana sanctuary
- Longtime Blazers broadcaster Brian Wheeler dies at 62
- Tua Tagovailoa tackle: Dolphins QB laughs off taking knee to head vs. Rams on 'MNF'
- After impressive Georgia win, there's no denying Lane Kiffin is a legit ball coach
- Chinese national jailed on charges that he tried to enter Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate
- Normani Details Her Wickedly Incredible Friendship With Ariana Grande
Recommendation
-
Does your dog have arthritis? A lot of them do. But treatment can be tricky
-
After impressive Georgia win, there's no denying Lane Kiffin is a legit ball coach
-
How To Score the Viral Quilted Carryall Bag for Just $18
-
James Van Der Beek 'went into shock' over stage 3 colorectal cancer diagnosis
-
At age 44, Rich Hill's baseball odyssey continues - now with Team USA
-
You'll Melt Hearing Who Jonathan Bailey Is Most Excited to Watch Wicked With
-
Minnesota Man Who Told Ex She’d “End Up Like Gabby Petito” Convicted of Killing Her
-
Democracy was a motivating factor both Harris and Trump voters, but for very different reasons