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South Dakota court decision threatens abortion rights measure on November ballot

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The South Dakota Supreme Court has reversed a judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to remove an abortion rights initiative from the November ballot. The court’s order came Friday, soon after the anti-abortion group Life Defense Fund appealed the judge’s July ruling. The group sued in June, seeking to remove the measure and alleging various wrongdoing related to petition circulators. The judge later dismissed the lawsuit. Life Defense Fund appealed. In May, measure backers submitted tens of thousands of signatures to qualify the initiative for the November ballot.

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