South Dakota voters will once again decide the future of abortion access in the state this November.
Amendment G proposes to establish a constitutional right to abortion and outlines a legal framework for regulating abortions.
South Dakota banned abortion, except “to preserve life of [a] pregnant female,” after a 2005 trigger law went into effect when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. The law did not allow for exceptions in the case of rape or incest while also making it a class 6 felony to administer or procure an abortion for someone.
South Dakotans have a history of voting to repeal abortion bans and turning down proposed prohibitions.
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In 2006, Referred Law 6, a veto referendum centered on a bill that was passed by the state legislature earlier in the year, was defeated by 56% of voters. The bill would have prohibited abortions at all stages of pregnancy, except if necessary to preserve the life or health of the mother if enacted.