Several states have abortion rights on the ballot again this midterm season—or candidates with strong stances on the issue.

Among them are six state attorneys general who are seeking reelection, and who recently voiced their support for an embattled South Dakota abortion law that has been accused of violating free speech.

On October 19, Attorneys General Brenna Bird of Iowa, Tim Griffin of Arkansas, Mike Hilgers of Nebraska, Kris Kobach of Kansas, James Uthmeier of Florida, and Drew Wrigley of North Dakota joined 12 other attorneys general in filing an amicus curiae brief , a document in which someone with relevant expertise or an interest in a given lawsuit’s outcome makes a legal argument.

All 18 of the attorneys general are Republican.

Law would restrict abortion-related speech

The brief supports a law passed earlier this year that prohibits “the dispensing, distribution, sale, or advertisement of certain articles or things for purposes of an unlawful abortion” in South Dakota and sets criminal and…