Section 34-23A-5 - Abortion permitted after twenty-four weeks only for medical necessity. - South Dakota Statutes

34-23A-5. Abortion permitted after twenty-four weeks only for medical necessity. An abortion may be performed following the twenty-fourth week of pregnancy by a physician only in a hospital authorized under § 34-23A-4 and only if there is appropriate and reasonable medical judgment that performance of an abortion is necessary to preserve the life or health of the mother. (This section is repealed pursuant to SL 2005, ch 187, § 4. Section 7 of SL 2005, ch 187, as amended by SL 2005, ch 188, § 1, provides: "Section 7. This Act is effective on the date that the states are recognized by the United States Supreme Court to have the authority to prohibit abortion at all stages of pregnancy.")

SL 1973, ch 146, § 2(3); SL 2006, ch 119, § 9 rejected by referendum Nov. 7, 2006.