{"id":2364878,"date":"2024-11-06T03:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T08:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-dakota-abortion-rights-amendment-fails-second-since-dobbs-decision-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-06T03:04:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T08:04:52","slug":"south-dakota-abortion-rights-amendment-fails-second-since-dobbs-decision-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-dakota-abortion-rights-amendment-fails-second-since-dobbs-decision-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"South Dakota abortion rights amendment fails, second since Dobbs decision &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fsouth-dakota-abortion-rights-amendment-fails-second-since-dobbs-decision-washington-examiner%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=2364878&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>In South \u200bDakota, voters\u200d rejected a\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/extended-boycott-in-oregon-disqualifies-gop-independent-senators-from-being-reelected\/\" title=\"Oregon&#039;s extended boycott disqualifies GOP and independent senators from reelection.\">constitutional amendment aimed<\/a> at establishing a right\u2063 to abortion, marking the second\u200c instance of a failed abortion\u2063 rights referendum\u200d since the 2022 Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade. The amendment, known as Amendment G, required a simple majority to pass but was defeated \u200cwith 61% of voters opposing it\u200b compared to 39% in favor. This election cycle has \u2064been notable for the failures of such amendments; Florida&#8217;s recent abortion rights measure also failed to achieve the necessary supermajority, indicating a shift \u200din \u200dpublic sentiment \u2062regarding abortion \u200crights in\u200d these states.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">South Dakota <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-abortion-rights-amendment-advances-after-ballot-language-approved\/\" title=\"Ohio abortion rights amendment advances after ballot language approved\">abortion rights amendment<\/a> fails, second since Dobbs decision<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1874260\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Voters\">Voters<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-dakota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"South Dakota\">South Dakota<\/a> rejected a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3203162\/2024-abortion-ballot-measures-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"South Dakota\">proposition<\/a> to establish a constitutional right to abortion, becoming the second state to vote &ldquo;no&rdquo; on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fate-of-tester-and-schumers-senate-majority-could-hinge-on-montana-abortion-initiative\/\" title=\"Montana abortion initiative may determine Tester and Schumer&#039;s Senate majority\">abortion rights referendum<\/a> following the Supreme Court&rsquo;s decision to overturn <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/roe-v-wade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Roe v. Wade\">Roe v. Wade<\/a><\/em>  in 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Constitutional Amendment G needed a simple majority to pass, but the vote against the amendment led by 61% compared to 39% in favor when the <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the race as of just before 3 a.m. Eastern time Wednesday, with 65% of the vote counted.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2022 and 2023 elections, all <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">abortion rights amendments put forward<\/a> in state referendums passed. This election, though, Florida&rsquo;s abortion rights amendment became the first in the nation to fail, with Amendment 4 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3217809\/abortion-rights-measure-fails-florida-first-lose-following-dobbs\/\">failing <\/a>to get the supermajority of 60%.<\/p>\n<p>The vote against Amendment G in South Dakota is the second time since <em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women&rsquo;s Health Organization<\/em> that an abortion rights amendment failed the popular vote.<\/p>\n<p>Current state law prohibits abortion during any stage of pregnancy except to save the life of the mother. The Mount Rushmore State is one of the nine that has no exceptions for survivors of rape or incest.<\/p>\n<p>The abortion-rights amendment was still conservative compared to the others on the ballot in nine states across the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amendment G would have established an unabridged right to an abortion during the first trimester (or the first 12 weeks). Under the amendment, the state could regulate abortion during the second trimester, weeks 13 to 27, &ldquo;only in ways that are reasonably related to the physical health of the pregnant woman.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>South Dakota was one of the many states that had a trigger law established before <em>Roe<\/em> was overturned, which allowed the state&rsquo;s abortion ban to take effect immediately after the <em>Dobbs<\/em> decision.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1874260\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1874260\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Dakota voters reject abortion rights amendment, second failure post-Dobbs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2666,"featured_media":2364879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ap-abortion-pills-paau-supreme-court-102224.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32868,4935,43161,40710,32076],"class_list":["post-2364878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-abortion-rights","tag-amendment","tag-dobbs-decision","tag-south-dakota","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ap-abortion-pills-paau-supreme-court-102224.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2666"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2364878"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2364882,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364878\/revisions\/2364882"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2364879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2364878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2364878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2364878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}