▁individually ▁for ▁interpre ting ▁Ober gef ell . ▁They ▁asked ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Circ uit ▁to ▁order ▁the ▁district ▁court ▁to ▁lift ▁its ▁stay . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Mart y ▁Jack ley ▁said ▁that : ▁" B ecause ▁we ▁are ▁a ▁nation ▁of ▁laws ▁the ▁state ▁will ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁Court ' s ▁order ▁that ▁every ▁state ▁must ▁recognize ▁and ▁license ▁same - sex ▁marriage ." ▁But ▁some ▁reports ▁said ▁he ▁indicated ▁that ▁local ▁officials ▁would ▁determine ▁whether ▁or ▁how ▁soon ▁to ▁issue ▁marriage ▁lic enses ▁to ▁same - sex ▁cou ples . ▁ ▁A do ption ▁and ▁parent ing ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁perm its ▁ad option ▁by ▁single ▁individuals ▁and ▁same - sex ▁cou ples . ▁In ▁addition , ▁les bian ▁cou ples ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁assist ed ▁reprodu ction ▁services , ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁vit ro ▁fert il ization . ▁State ▁law ▁recogn izes ▁the ▁non - gen etic , ▁non - gest ational ▁mother ▁as ▁a ▁legal ▁parent ▁to ▁a ▁child ▁born ▁via ▁don or ▁ins em ination , ▁but ▁the ▁parents ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁married . ▁Male ▁gay ▁cou ples ▁may ▁also ▁undert ake ▁gest ational ▁and ▁traditional ▁sur rog acy ▁arrang ements . ▁Cour ts ▁may ▁declare ▁both ▁intended ▁parents ▁as ▁the ▁legal ▁parents ▁of ▁the ▁child ▁in ▁a ▁pre - b irth ▁order . ▁ ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁law ▁perm its ▁ad option ▁ag encies ▁to ▁choose ▁not ▁to ▁place ▁children ▁in ▁certain ▁homes ▁if ▁it ▁would ▁viol