<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-17 - UNAUTHORIZED ABORTION</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755Normal { text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755HG4 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755HG4C { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 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content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-17"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755HG4">CHAPTER </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17" rel="noopener"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">22-17</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755Normal"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755HG4C">UNAUTHORIZED ABORTION</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-1" rel="noopener"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">22-17-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-1" rel="noopener"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">22-17-1</span></a><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1977, ch 189, § 126</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-1.1" rel="noopener"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">22-17-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-1.1" rel="noopener"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">22-17-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont"> to 22-17-4. Repealed by SL 1976, ch 158, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=17-2" rel="noopener"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">17-2</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-5" rel="noopener"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">22-17-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">    Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-5.1" rel="noopener"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">22-17-5.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">    Procurement of abortion prohibited--Exception--Penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-5.2" rel="noopener"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">22-17-5.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">    Unlawful abortion--Female not criminally liable.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-5.3" rel="noopener"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">22-17-5.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">    Dispense or advertise abortion-inducing article--Criminal penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-5.4" rel="noopener"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">22-17-5.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">    Dispense or advertise abortion-inducing article--Civil penalty--Attorney s fees and costs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-5.5" rel="noopener"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">22-17-5.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">    Dispense or advertise abortion-inducing drug--Injunction--Venue--Attorney s fees and costs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-6" rel="noopener"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">22-17-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">    Intentional killing of human fetus by unauthorized injury to mother.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-7" rel="noopener"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">22-17-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-7" rel="noopener"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">22-17-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont"> to 22-17-12. Rejected by referendum.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-13" rel="noopener"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">22-17-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">    Unwanted abortion--Threat--Penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-13.1" rel="noopener"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">22-17-13.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">    Unwanted abortion--Intent to coerce by threat--Penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-14" rel="noopener"><span class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">22-17-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se8a053ba045a49439877cf9189c1c755DefaultParagraphFont">    Coercion to undergo abortion--Penalty.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-17 - UNAUTHORIZED ABORTION22-17-1 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 22-17-1 "> 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class="se0ddf6b9571948218402451d79a6140bSENU">22-17-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se0ddf6b9571948218402451d79a6140bSENU">. </span><span class="se0ddf6b9571948218402451d79a6140bCL">Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se0ddf6b9571948218402451d79a6140bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se0ddf6b9571948218402451d79a6140b000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se0ddf6b9571948218402451d79a6140bNormal"><span class="se0ddf6b9571948218402451d79a6140bSCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se0ddf6b9571948218402451d79a6140bSCL-000001"> SL 1977, ch 189, § 44.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se0ddf6b9571948218402451d79a6140bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se0ddf6b9571948218402451d79a6140b000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se0ddf6b9571948218402451d79a6140bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se0ddf6b9571948218402451d79a6140bDefaultParagraphFont">Commission Note: </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se0ddf6b9571948218402451d79a6140bDefaultParagraphFont-000002">This section was repealed by the United States Supreme Court's decision in </span><span class="se0ddf6b9571948218402451d79a6140bDefaultParagraphFont-000003">Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization</span><span class="se0ddf6b9571948218402451d79a6140bDefaultParagraphFont-000002">, 142 S. Ct. 2228 (2022), pursuant to SL 2005, ch 187 § 5. Section 7 of SL 2005, ch 187, as amended by SL 2005, ch 188 § 1, provides: "This Act is effective on the date that the states are recognized by the United States Supreme Court to have the authority to prohibit abortions at all stages of pregnancy."</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-17 - UNAUTHORIZED ABORTION</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s3c8b8fbc3c5142548cfd361c0f6fd4b3Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s3c8b8fbc3c5142548cfd361c0f6fd4b3SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3c8b8fbc3c5142548cfd361c0f6fd4b3CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3c8b8fbc3c5142548cfd361c0f6fd4b3SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 22-17-5.1 - Procurement of abortion prohibited--Exception--Penalty."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 22-17-5.1 - Procurement of abortion prohibited--Exception--Penalty."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-17-5.1"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s3c8b8fbc3c5142548cfd361c0f6fd4b3Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-5.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s3c8b8fbc3c5142548cfd361c0f6fd4b3SENU">22-17-5.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c8b8fbc3c5142548cfd361c0f6fd4b3SENU">. </span><span class="s3c8b8fbc3c5142548cfd361c0f6fd4b3CL">Procurement of abortion prohibited--Exception--Penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c8b8fbc3c5142548cfd361c0f6fd4b3Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c8b8fbc3c5142548cfd361c0f6fd4b3DefaultParagraphFont">Any person who administers to any person or who prescribes or procures for any person any medicine, drug, or substance or uses or employs any instrument or other means with intent thereby to procure an abortion, as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-23A-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s3c8b8fbc3c5142548cfd361c0f6fd4b3DefaultParagraphFont">34-23A-1</span></a><span class="s3c8b8fbc3c5142548cfd361c0f6fd4b3DefaultParagraphFont">, unless there is appropriate and reasonable medical judgment that performance of an abortion is necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant female, is guilty of a Class 6 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c8b8fbc3c5142548cfd361c0f6fd4b3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c8b8fbc3c5142548cfd361c0f6fd4b3000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c8b8fbc3c5142548cfd361c0f6fd4b3NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c8b8fbc3c5142548cfd361c0f6fd4b3DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s3c8b8fbc3c5142548cfd361c0f6fd4b3SCL">SL 2005, ch 187, § 6; SL 2026, ch 99, § 1; SL 2026, ch 100, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-17 - UNAUTHORIZED ABORTION</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s84dd7e6e36ca4bad821a976810ffe157Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s84dd7e6e36ca4bad821a976810ffe157SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s84dd7e6e36ca4bad821a976810ffe157CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s84dd7e6e36ca4bad821a976810ffe157Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 22-17-5.2 - Unlawful abortion--Female not criminally liable."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 22-17-5.2 - Unlawful abortion--Female not criminally liable."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-5.2"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s84dd7e6e36ca4bad821a976810ffe157Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-5.2" rel="noopener"><span class="s84dd7e6e36ca4bad821a976810ffe157SENU">22-17-5.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84dd7e6e36ca4bad821a976810ffe157SENU">. </span><span class="s84dd7e6e36ca4bad821a976810ffe157CL">Unlawful abortion--Female not criminally liable.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s84dd7e6e36ca4bad821a976810ffe157Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84dd7e6e36ca4bad821a976810ffe157DefaultParagraphFont">A female who undergoes an unlawful abortion, as set forth in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-5.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s84dd7e6e36ca4bad821a976810ffe157DefaultParagraphFont">22-17-5.1</span></a><span class="s84dd7e6e36ca4bad821a976810ffe157DefaultParagraphFont">, may not be held criminally liable for the abortion.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s84dd7e6e36ca4bad821a976810ffe157Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84dd7e6e36ca4bad821a976810ffe157000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s84dd7e6e36ca4bad821a976810ffe157NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84dd7e6e36ca4bad821a976810ffe157DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s84dd7e6e36ca4bad821a976810ffe157SCL">SL 2023, ch 69, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-17 - UNAUTHORIZED ABORTION</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se726ddc310614fbe8b169c92d956476dStatuteNumber1"><span class="se726ddc310614fbe8b169c92d956476dDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    An article, instrument, substance, drug, medicine, or thing that is advertised or described in a manner calculated to lead another to use or apply it for producing an abortion.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se726ddc310614fbe8b169c92d956476dStatute"><span class="se726ddc310614fbe8b169c92d956476dDefaultParagraphFont">A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se726ddc310614fbe8b169c92d956476dNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se726ddc310614fbe8b169c92d956476d000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se726ddc310614fbe8b169c92d956476dNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se726ddc310614fbe8b169c92d956476dDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="se726ddc310614fbe8b169c92d956476dSCL">SL 2026, ch 100, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-17 - UNAUTHORIZED ABORTION</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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The amount of the civil penalty may not exceed ten thousand dollars for each violation. The clerk of court shall forward any civil penalty collected under this section to the state treasurer, for deposit in the life protection subfund, as established within the extraordinary litigation fund pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-33-8.11" rel="noopener"><span class="s26cc9b6b541c4bb4b51195e822e37636DefaultParagraphFont">1-33-8.11</span></a><span class="s26cc9b6b541c4bb4b51195e822e37636DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26cc9b6b541c4bb4b51195e822e37636Statute"><span class="s26cc9b6b541c4bb4b51195e822e37636DefaultParagraphFont">The attorney general may recover attorney fees, costs, and any other award the court determines is appropriate.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26cc9b6b541c4bb4b51195e822e37636Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26cc9b6b541c4bb4b51195e822e37636000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26cc9b6b541c4bb4b51195e822e37636NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26cc9b6b541c4bb4b51195e822e37636DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s26cc9b6b541c4bb4b51195e822e37636SCL">SL 2026, ch 100, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-17 - UNAUTHORIZED ABORTION</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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The court may issue a temporary or permanent injunction to restrain and prevent any violation of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-5.3" rel="noopener"><span class="s439eba04773d430a8fd38d51b7f89d9fDefaultParagraphFont">22-17-5.3</span></a><span class="s439eba04773d430a8fd38d51b7f89d9fDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s439eba04773d430a8fd38d51b7f89d9fStatute"><span class="s439eba04773d430a8fd38d51b7f89d9fDefaultParagraphFont">The attorney general may recover attorney fees, costs, and any other award the court determines is appropriate.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s439eba04773d430a8fd38d51b7f89d9fNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s439eba04773d430a8fd38d51b7f89d9f000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s439eba04773d430a8fd38d51b7f89d9fNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s439eba04773d430a8fd38d51b7f89d9fDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s439eba04773d430a8fd38d51b7f89d9fSCL">SL 2026, ch 100, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-17 - UNAUTHORIZED ABORTION</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 22-17-13 - Unwanted abortion--Threat--Penalty."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 22-17-13 - Unwanted abortion--Threat--Penalty."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-13"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-17-13" rel="noopener"><span class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1SENU">22-17-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1SENU">. </span><span class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1CL">Unwanted abortion--Threat--Penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1Statute"><span class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1DefaultParagraphFont">A person is guilty of a Class B felony if, with the intent to cause a pregnant mother to undergo an abortion against her will, the person:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1StatuteNumber1"><span class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Threatens to commit, against the pregnant mother or any other person within the pregnant mother's presence:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1StatuteNumber2"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Homicide, murder, or manslaughter, under chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-16" rel="noopener"><span class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1DefaultParagraphFont">22-16</span></a><span class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1StatuteNumber2"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Aggravated assault, under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-18-1.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1DefaultParagraphFont">22-18-1.1</span></a><span class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1DefaultParagraphFont">; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1StatuteNumber2"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1DefaultParagraphFont">(c)    Kidnapping, under chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-19" rel="noopener"><span class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1DefaultParagraphFont">22-19</span></a><span class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1DefaultParagraphFont">; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The threat results in the death of the unborn human being, as defined under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-23A-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1DefaultParagraphFont">34-23A-1</span></a><span class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1Statute"><span class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1DefaultParagraphFont">A charge brought under this section may be commenced at any time prior to the time the victim attains age twenty-five or within seven years of the commission of the crime, whichever is longer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s40418944c0cd4329bb4b4844f2ebf6d1SCL">SL 2019, ch 107, § 1; SL 2022, ch 61, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-17 - UNAUTHORIZED ABORTION</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sd7b37b41c10040c0810a1909d2f60657Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sd7b37b41c10040c0810a1909d2f60657SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd7b37b41c10040c0810a1909d2f60657CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sd7b37b41c10040c0810a1909d2f60657Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; 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or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd7b37b41c10040c0810a1909d2f60657StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd7b37b41c10040c0810a1909d2f60657DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Kidnapping, under chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-19" rel="noopener"><span class="sd7b37b41c10040c0810a1909d2f60657DefaultParagraphFont">22-19</span></a><span class="sd7b37b41c10040c0810a1909d2f60657DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd7b37b41c10040c0810a1909d2f60657Statute"><span class="sd7b37b41c10040c0810a1909d2f60657DefaultParagraphFont">A charge brought under this section may be commenced at any time prior to the time the victim attains age twenty-five or within seven years of the commission of the crime, whichever is longer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd7b37b41c10040c0810a1909d2f60657Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd7b37b41c10040c0810a1909d2f60657000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd7b37b41c10040c0810a1909d2f60657NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd7b37b41c10040c0810a1909d2f60657DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sd7b37b41c10040c0810a1909d2f60657SCL">SL 2022, ch 61, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-17 - UNAUTHORIZED ABORTION</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s845ffe02134e49a697e67ab547ee0a5aStatuteNumber1"><span class="s845ffe02134e49a697e67ab547ee0a5aDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Requires a pregnant woman to agree to a provision that results in her assuming any cost, obligation, or responsibility for refusing to undergo an abortion.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s845ffe02134e49a697e67ab547ee0a5aStatute"><span class="s845ffe02134e49a697e67ab547ee0a5aDefaultParagraphFont">A subsequent offense of this section is a Class 6 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s845ffe02134e49a697e67ab547ee0a5aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s845ffe02134e49a697e67ab547ee0a5a000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s845ffe02134e49a697e67ab547ee0a5aNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s845ffe02134e49a697e67ab547ee0a5aDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s845ffe02134e49a697e67ab547ee0a5aSCL">SL 2021, ch 206, § 2; SL 2022, ch 61, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>