By Dave Andrusko

Protect Our State Constitution: Decline to Sign

Last Friday, the South Dakota Supreme Court reversed Circuit Court Judge John Pekas’ ruling from July that dismissed a lawsuit brought by Life Defense Fund, aiming to remove an abortion up-to-birth initiative from November’s ballot. The court reversed Judge Pekas’ dismissal and sent the case back to the lower court for further proceedings.

If the amendment were to appear on the ballot and be approved, it would legalize abortion through all nine months, strip basic health and safety standards for women, and cut parents out of the equation if their young daughter is being forced into an abortion. In a statement, Life Defense Fund Co-Chair Leslee Unruh said:

“We are thrilled the Supreme Court expedited our case and rightly sent it back to the state court, where our case can be heard and thoroughly examined. (Dakotans for Health Co-founder) 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.”