Abortion ballot initiative signatures turned in to South Dakota state officials

(Pierre, SD) -- Restoring abortion rights could be on South Dakota ballots during the next election.

A group called Dakotans for Health handed in a constitutional amendment petition with 55,000 signatures yesterday. The group's founder Rick Weiland said "Restoring the tenets of Roe, the framework of Roe, you know, isn't radical." He continues to say that the group believes it's the right thing to do even if other abortion rights groups are reserving judgment.

The group should know in a couple of weeks if the constitutional amendment will be on the November ballot.