On Tuesday South Dakotans overwhelmingly rejected “Amendment G,” a proposition to establish an unlimited constitutional right to abortion. The final vote was 58.6% against and 4l.4% for.

As a result, a 2005 trigger law that protects unborn babies except in case to save their mother’s life will be in effect.

“The People of South Dakota affirmed their compassion for life—women, babies, families—by rejecting the Extreme Amendment G and the agenda of its out-of-state backers” said South Dakota Right to Life Executive Director Dale Bartscher. “Now is the time for the people of South Dakota to come together and unite behind solutions that actually help women in difficult situations. Our society can do better than what the abortion industry has to offer and South Dakota Right to Life stands ready to help.”

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The Life Defense Fund (LDF) played an instrumental role in defeating Amendment G. Their November 6^th statement was headlined “LDF Praises South Dakotans for Protecting Women by Rejecting Extreme Abortion Measure.”

Today, South Dakotans rejected the extreme abortion measure that would have put women in grave danger. After two years of working hard to protect women and children from the dangers of Amendment G, this secures a huge victory for Life Defense Fund, which is a coalition of people representing tens of thousands of people across the state.

“We are grateful to God and to the people of the state of South Dakota!,” Co-Chairs of Life Defense Fund, Leslee Unruh and Jon Hansen said.

“As South Dakotans learned the truth about the extreme dangers of Amendment G, they sent a message loud and clear today: we protect mothers and children. We are so thankful that South Dakotans rejected this extreme abortion measure that would’ve allowed abortion through all nine months, canceled basic health and safety protections for women, and stripped parents’ right to know if their minor daughter was being coerced into having an abortion. This effort took an army of people who devoted so much time, energy, and resources to defeat this extreme effort, and for that, we are incredibly grateful.”

LifeNews.com Note: Dave Andrusko is the editor of National Right to Life News and an author and editor of several books on abortion topics. This post originally appeared in at National Right to Life News Today —- an online column on pro-life issues.