Section 34-23A-14 - Hospital not required to perform abortions--No liability for refusal ofabortion as policy. - South Dakota Statutes

34-23A-14. Hospital not required to perform abortions--No liability for refusal of abortion as policy. No hospital licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 34-12 is required to admit any patient for the purpose of terminating a pregnancy pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. No hospital is liable for its failure or refusal to participate in such termination if the hospital has adopted a policy not to admit patients for the purpose of terminating pregnancies as provided in this chapter.

Source: SL 1973, ch 146, § 8.