{"id":2360624,"date":"2024-10-28T15:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T19:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-group-spends-500k-to-legalize-abortion-in-south-dakota\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T15:25:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T19:25:02","slug":"dem-group-spends-500k-to-legalize-abortion-in-south-dakota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-group-spends-500k-to-legalize-abortion-in-south-dakota\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem Group Spends $500K To Legalize Abortion In South Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-group-spends-500k-to-legalize-abortion-in-south-dakota%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2360624&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A left-of-center advocacy group called Think Big America, founded by Illinois\u2019 Democrat Governor\u200c J.B. Pritzker, has recently donated $500,000 to a South Dakota \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-signs-memorandum-backpedaling-on-president-trumps-abortion-policies\/\" title=\"Joe Biden signs memorandum backpedaling on President Trump\u2019s abortion policies\">pro-abortion group<\/a>, Dakotans for Health. \u200cThis funding aims to support a\u2064 constitutional\u2062 amendment on the 2024 ballot that would allow abortions throughout \u200cpregnancy under vague criteria related to women\u2019s health. The amendment has drawn\u200d criticism for its potential implications, including enabling\u200b groups like Planned Parenthood to challenge parental rights and conscience \u2062protections for doctors.\u200d The contribution boosts\u2064 Dakotans for Health&#8217;s fundraising efforts, now \u2062totaling nearly \u2063$800,000, as they try to close the\u200d gap against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-ariana-grande-called-smollett-incident-really-f-sick\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Ariana Grande Called Smollett Incident \u2018Really F****** Sick\u2019\">pro-life initiatives<\/a> that have collectively \u200braised $1.5 million. Despite the significant implications \u200bof this amendment for unborn children, South Dakota&#8217;s Republican \u2062leadership has been largely silent on the issue until \u2063recent\u200c reports prompted them to voice\u2064 their opposition. The debate around this <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">proposed\u200b amendment highlights \u200bbroader tensions<\/a> regarding abortion \u2063rights and legislative \u200cpriorities in the state.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:J.B._Pritzker_press_conference_210226-Z-AZ071-3003.jpg\">Staff Sgt. 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Cotton slams Biden pick to lead DOJ Civil Rights Division\">left-wing advocacy<\/a> group founded by Illinois&rsquo; Democrat governor recently dumped half a million dollars into South Dakota to enshrine abortion into the state&rsquo;s constitution, according to a new report. <\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the left-wing South Dakota Searchlight <a href=\"https:\/\/southdakotasearchlight.com\/2024\/10\/24\/anti-abortion-groups-campaign-finance-fundraise-spending-amendment-g-ahead-of-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revealed<\/a> that the Chicago-based Think Big America donated $500,000 to Dakotans for Health, a pro-abortion group <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/South_Dakota_Constitutional_Amendment_G,_Right_to_Abortion_Initiative_(2024)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">behind<\/a> the campaign to pass a baby-killing amendment appearing on South Dakota&rsquo;s 2024 ballot.<strong> <\/strong>Think Big America is a major proponent of radical abortion policies and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/think-big-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">founded<\/a> by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-bcfc5894f3f0068b89f1618cc992e263 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-bcfc5894f3f0068b89f1618cc992e263\"><\/div>\n<p>As my colleague Jordan Boyd previously <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/02\/unpopular-abortion-through-birth-could-become-legal-in-these-10-states-unless-voters-act-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, the initiative, known as <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/South_Dakota_Constitutional_Amendment_G,_Right_to_Abortion_Initiative_(2024)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amendment G<\/a>, contains &ldquo;vague and undefined language&nbsp;would allow [abortion] through all nine months of pregnancy as long as a physician deems it necessary for women&rsquo;s &lsquo;health.&#8217;&rdquo; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pas-democrat-secstate-resigns-after-botching-process-over-amendment-for-child-sex-abuse-victims\/\" title=\"PA\u2019s Democrat SecState Resigns After Botching Process Over Amendment For Child Sex Abuse Victims\">proposed constitutional amendment<\/a> also &ldquo;opens the door for outside activists like Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sbaprolife.org\/newsroom\/press-releases\/aclu-sues-to-remove-informed-consent-in-ohio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to sue to<\/a>&nbsp;eliminate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LilaGraceRose\/status\/1829272783148195918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">parental rights and conscience protections<\/a>&nbsp;for doctors who have moral or religious objections to abortion,&rdquo; Boyd wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Promoting pro-abortion causes is hardly the only left-wing advocacy Think Big America engages in, however. <\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/think-big-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">InfluenceWatch<\/a>, Pritzker previously indicated the group &ldquo;will campaign to combat&rdquo; conservative efforts such as keeping&nbsp;material &ldquo;deemed inappropriate for children&rdquo; out of school libraries and passing legislation enhancing the integrity of elections. The Democrat governor claimed, as described by the nonprofit watchdog, that &ldquo;those who support such initiatives along with supporting abortion restrictions are &lsquo;right-wing extremists.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>South Dakota Public Broadcasting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdpb.org\/politics\/2024-10-25\/illinois-gov-donates-500-000-to-south-dakota-abortion-rights-ballot-question\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noted<\/a> that Think Big America&rsquo;s $500,000 donation brings Dakotans for Health&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/ballot-measures\/committees\/dakotans-for-health\/55709694\/2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">total<\/a> fundraising to nearly $800,000, &ldquo;cut[ting] the funding gap&rdquo; between the pro-abortion organization and two pro-life groups &ldquo;in half.&rdquo; Life Defense Fund and No G for SD collectively raised $1.5 million over the past five months &ldquo;to oppose Amendment G,&rdquo; according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b73bec74a1148165a932f9582b484aaa fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b73bec74a1148165a932f9582b484aaa\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/02\/unpopular-abortion-through-birth-could-become-legal-in-these-10-states-unless-voters-act-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unpopular Abortion Through Birth Could Become Legal In These 10 States Unless Voters Act Now<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite the threat Amendment G poses to unborn babies in South Dakota, the Mount Rushmore State&rsquo;s Republican leadership was largely mum on the subject in the months leading up to the November election. As <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/12\/south-dakotas-pro-life-politicians-notoriously-silent-on-extremist-abortion-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noted<\/a> by Boyd last month, &ldquo;Gov. Kristi Noem, Senate Minority Whip John Thune, Sen. Mike Rounds, Rep. Dusty Johnson &hellip; [were] curiously quiet about the biggest threat to their constituents&rsquo; values.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>These GOP officials <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellnow.com\/news\/236632-state-leaders-unite-in-opposition-to-amendment-g\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">came out in opposition<\/a> to Amendment G following the publication of Boyd&rsquo;s report highlighting their silence. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5f89da73e5138bd26293b11afd1f3039 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5f89da73e5138bd26293b11afd1f3039\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. 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