South Dakota anti-abortion group appeals ruling that dismissed its lawsuit over ballot initiative

FILE – Republican Rep. Jon Hansen of South Dakota, co-chair of the Life Defense Fund and an attorney for the group, stands in the House of Representatives at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D., on Feb. 21, 2024. Life Defense Fund is an anti-abortion group in South Dakota that is appealing to the state Supreme Court after a judge rejected their lawsuit to remove an abortion rights initiative from the November ballot. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)