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State lawmaker takes paycheck to lead South Dakota's anti-abortion fight
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State lawmaker takes paycheck to lead South Dakota's anti-abortion fight

Life Defense Fund co-chair defends Hansen after financial interests spotlighted

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A South Dakota lawmaker is taking heat for being on the payroll of a campaign committee working to stop the state’s near-total abortion ban from being overturned.

Dell Rapids Rep. Jon Hansen and the anti-abortion organization Life Defense Fund he co-founded in 2022 are defending his paid involvement in the campaign against proposed Constitutional Amendment G after political blog Dakota War College spotlighted Hansen’s financial interest in the political organization.

South Dakota’s abortion fight heads to court

South Dakota’s abortion fight heads to court

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June 17, 2024
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