Life Defense Fund withdraws lawsuit against abortion rights group

Litigation argued Dakotans for Health violated petition collection laws

Nov 18, 2024

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South Dakota keeps abortion ban in place — Jon Hansen, leader of Life Defense Fund and the opposition to Amendment G, talks to supporters at a victory party in Sioux Falls on Election Day. (Trent Singer/Sioux Falls Live)

A group that defeated a constitutional amendment attempting to expand abortion access in South Dakota is ending litigation against its opponent in that effort.

Life Defense Fund (LDF) confirmed to The Dakota Scout Monday that legal counsel representing both them and Dakotans for Health, headed by Rick Weiland, had asked a state court to drop the litigation that Life Defense Fund had filed earlier this year.

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