South Dakota's abortion ban stands after Amendment G defeated
State's near-total prohibition withstands Dakotans for Health's years-long push to enshrine abortion access rights in state Constitution
Abortion will remain illegal in South Dakota after voters here bucked both a nationwide trend and the state’s own tradition of supporting broader abortion access via the ballot box.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment G failed to earn passage in Tuesday’s election as anti-abortion advocacy groups preserved the state’s near-total abortion ban in a resounding victory.
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