STATE STATUTES & CODES

SOUTH DAKOTA STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 23A - Performance Of Abortions

• Section 34-23A-1 - Definition of terms.
• Section 34-23A-1.1 - Attempt to perform abortion defined.
• Section 34-23A-1.2 - Legislative findings--Termination of life.
• Section 34-23A-1.3 - Legislative findings--Relationship between pregnant woman and unbornchild.
• Section 34-23A-1.4 - Legislative findings--Risks to life and health of pregnant woman.
• Section 34-23A-1.5 - Legislative findings--Special protection of rights of pregnant women.
• Section 34-23A-1.6 - Legislative findings--Standard of practice requiring informed consent.
• Section 34-23A-1.7 - Common law cause of action for medical malpractice informed consentclaims based on reasonable patient standard reaffirmed--Application toabortion procedures--Construction.
• Section 34-23A-2 - Abortion lawful only under specified conditions.
• Section 34-23A-2.1 - Physician to inform in case of medical emergency.
• Section 34-23A-3 - Abortion permitted during first twelve weeks--Medical judgment of attendingphysician.
• Section 34-23A-4 - Abortion permitted during second twelve weeks--Place of performance.
• Section 34-23A-5 - Abortion permitted after twenty-four weeks only for medical necessity.
• Section 34-23A-6 - Blood supply and testing facilities to be available during abortion--Inoculations required.
• Section 34-23A-7 - Forty-eight hour notice to parent or guardian for minor or incompetentfemale--Delivery of notice--Exceptions.
• Section 34-23A-7.1 - Abortion without notification--Participation and representation of female--Confidentiality--Appeal of denial.
• Sections 34-23A-8, 34-23A-9 - Repealed
• Section 34-23A-10 - Repealed.
• Section 34-23A-10.1 - Voluntary and informed consent required--Medical emergency exception--Information provided.
• Section 34-23A-10.2 - Statement of informed consent--Misdemeanor--Report of physician'sconviction--Female not penalized.
• Section 34-23A-10.3 - Publication of educational materials.
• Section 34-23A-10.4 - Department of Health to develop and maintain multi-media website--Contents--Collection of related statistics.
• Section 34-23A-11 - Counselor or social worker not liable for arranging abortion--Retaliation fromemployer prohibited.
• Section 34-23A-12 - No liability for refusal to perform abortion.
• Section 34-23A-13 - Medical facility not to discriminate for performance or refusal to performabortion.
• Section 34-23A-14 - Hospital not required to perform abortions--No liability for refusal ofabortion as policy.
• Section 34-23A-15 - Repealed.
• Section 34-23A-16 - Birth certificate for live birth resulting from abortion--Death certificate onsubsequent death.
• Section 34-23A-16.1 - Right to life of babies born alive.
• Section 34-23A-17 - Prohibition of fetal transplantation after effective abortion.
• Section 34-23A-18 - Abortion as evidence in proceedings to terminate parental rights or toadjudicate dependency of child.
• Section 34-23A-19 - Reports required of facility or physician performing abortions--Contents--Name of mother omitted--Promulgation of rules.
• Section 34-23A-20 - Severability of provisions.
• Section 34-23A-21 - Construction of chapter.
• Section 34-23A-22 - Cause of action for certain abortions--Amount of damages--Attorney's fees.
• Section 34-23A-23 - Anonymity of female plaintiff--Specific written findings.
• Section 34-23A-24 - Analyses of maternal mortality.
• Section 34-23A-25 - Analyses of pregnancy outcomes.
• Section 34-23A-26 - Publication of findings on maternal mortality and pregnancy outcomes.
• Section 34-23A-27 - Partial-birth abortion prohibited--Violation a felony.
• Section 34-23A-28 - Application of partial-birth abortion prohibition.
• Section 34-23A-29 - Civil action for death of fetus or infant in partial-birth abortion.
• Section 34-23A-30 - Money damages in partial-birth abortion.
• Section 34-23A-31 - Prosecution of woman upon whom partial-birth abortion performed.
• Section 34-23A-32 - Partial-birth abortion defined.
• Section 34-23A-33 - Fetus and infant defined.
• Section 34-23A-34 - Physician's reporting form--Contents.
• Section 34-23A-35 - Submission of physician's information report.
• Section 34-23A-36 - Annual public report--Information included.
• Section 34-23A-37 - Information collection form.
• Section 34-23A-38 - Submission of information collection form.
• Section 34-23A-39 - Reporting form for use of notice described in § 34-23A-7.
• Section 34-23A-40 - Submission of reporting form.
• Section 34-23A-41 - Penalty for failure to submit reporting form.
• Section 34-23A-42 - Failure to submit reporting form a misdemeanor.
• Section 34-23A-43 - Department to ensure compliance--Inspection.
• Section 34-23A-44 - Department to ensure anonymity--Confidentiality of communication.
• Section 34-23A-45 - "Induced abortion" defined.
• Section 34-23A-46 - Licensing of abortion facilities.
• Section 34-23A-47 - Exceptions to abortion facility license requirement.
• Section 34-23A-48 - Application for abortion facility license--Contents--Fee--Inspection andinvestigation--Renewal.
• Section 34-23A-49 - Compliance inspections.
• Section 34-23A-50 - Fees to be deposited in abortion facility licensing fund.
• Section 34-23A-51 - Promulgation of rules--Minimum standards for abortion facilities.