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2006 South Dakota Code - 23A — Performance Of Abortions
- 34-23A-1 — Definition of terms.
- 34-23A-1.1 — Attempt to perform abortion defined.
- 34-23A-1.2 — Legislative findings--Termination of life.
- 34-23A-1.3 — Legislative findings--Relationship between pregnant woman and unbornchild.
- 34-23A-1.4 — Legislative findings--Risks to life and health of pregnant woman.
- 34-23A-1.5 — Legislative findings--Special protection of rights of pregnant women.
- 34-23A-1.6 — Legislative findings--Standard of practice requiring informed consent.
- 34-23A-1.7 — Common law cause of action for medical malpractice informed consentclaims based on reasonable patient standard reaffirmed--Application toabortion procedures--Construction.
- 34-23A-2 — Repealed.
- 34-23A-2.1 — Physician to inform in case of medical emergency.
- 34-23A-3 — Repealed.
- 34-23A-4 — Repealed.
- 34-23A-5 — Repealed.
- 34-23A-6 — Blood supply and testing facilities to be available during abortion--Inoculations required.
- 34-23A-7 — Forty-eight hour notice to parent or guardian for minor or incompetentfemale--Delivery of notice--Exceptions.
- 34-23A-7.1 — Abortion without notification--Participation and representation of female--Confidentiality--Appeal of denial.
- 34-23A-8 — Repealed.
- 34-23A-10 — Repealed.
- 34-23A-10.1 — Voluntary and informed consent required--Medical emergency exception--Information provided.
- 34-23A-10.2 — Statement of informed consent--Misdemeanor--Report of physician'sconviction--Female not penalized.
- 34-23A-10.3 — Publication of educational materials.
- 34-23A-10.4 — Department of Health to develop and maintain multi-media website--Contents--Collection of related statistics.
- 34-23A-11 — Counselor or social worker not liable for arranging abortion--Retaliation fromemployer prohibited.
- 34-23A-12 — No liability for refusal to perform abortion.
- 34-23A-13 — Medical facility not to discriminate for performance or refusal to performabortion.
- 34-23A-14 — Hospital not required to perform abortions--No liability for refusal ofabortion as policy.
- 34-23A-15 — Repealed.
- 34-23A-16 — Birth certificate for live birth resulting from abortion--Death certificate onsubsequent death.
- 34-23A-16.1 — Right to life of babies born alive.
- 34-23A-17 — Prohibition of fetal transplantation after effective abortion.
- 34-23A-18 — Abortion as evidence in proceedings to terminate parental rights or toadjudicate dependency of child.
- 34-23A-19 — Reports required of facility or physician performing abortions--Contents--Name of mother omitted--Promulgation of rules.
- 34-23A-20 — Severability of provisions.
- 34-23A-21 — Construction of chapter.
- 34-23A-22 — Cause of action for certain abortions--Amount of damages--Attorney's fees.
- 34-23A-23 — Anonymity of female plaintiff--Specific written findings.
- 34-23A-24 — Analyses of maternal mortality.
- 34-23A-25 — Analyses of pregnancy outcomes.
- 34-23A-26 — Publication of findings on maternal mortality and pregnancy outcomes.
- 34-23A-27 — Partial-birth abortion prohibited--Violation a felony.
- 34-23A-28 — Application of partial-birth abortion prohibition.
- 34-23A-29 — Civil action for death of fetus or infant in partial-birth abortion.
- 34-23A-30 — Money damages in partial-birth abortion.
- 34-23A-31 — Prosecution of woman upon whom partial-birth abortion performed.
- 34-23A-32 — Partial-birth abortion defined.
- 34-23A-33 — Fetus and infant defined.
- 34-23A-34 — Physician's reporting form--Contents.
- 34-23A-35 — Submission of physician's information report.
- 34-23A-36 — Annual public report--Information included.
- 34-23A-37 — Information collection form.
- 34-23A-38 — Submission of information collection form.
- 34-23A-39 — Reporting form for use of notice described in § 34-23A-7.
- 34-23A-40 — Submission of reporting form.
- 34-23A-41 — Penalty for failure to submit reporting form.
- 34-23A-42 — Failure to submit reporting form a misdemeanor.
- 34-23A-43 — Department to ensure compliance--Inspection.
- 34-23A-44 — Department to ensure anonymity--Confidentiality of communication.
- 34-23A-45 — "Induced abortion" defined.
- 34-23A-46 — Licensing of abortion facilities.
- 34-23A-47 — Exceptions to abortion facility license requirement.
- 34-23A-48 — Application for abortion facility license--Contents--Fee--Inspection andinvestigation--Renewal.
- 34-23A-49 — Compliance inspections.
- 34-23A-50 — Fees to be deposited in abortion facility licensing fund.
- 34-23A-51 — Promulgation of rules--Minimum standards for abortion facilities.
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