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2021 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 23A - Performance Of Abortions
Section 34-23A-52 - Opportunity to view sonogram and hear child's heartbeat--Documentation of response to offer.
Universal Citation: SD Codified L § 34-23A-52 (2021)
34-23A-52. Opportunity to view sonogram and hear child's heartbeat--Documentation of response to offer.
No physician may take a consent for an abortion from a pregnant mother without first offering the pregnant mother an opportunity to view a sonogram and hear the heartbeat of her unborn child. The physician shall offer to describe the images on the sonogram if the pregnant mother consents. The pregnant mother's response to the offer under this section shall be documented by the physician in the patient's medical records, including the date and time of the offer and the pregnant mother's signature to her response to the offer.
Source: SL 2008, ch 174, §1; SL 2019, ch 152, §1.
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