<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 34-14-20 - &quot;Human embryo&quot; defined. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056598Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056598SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056598CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056598Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056598DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056598DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056598000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056598SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056598SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2056598Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-14-20"><span class="s2056598SENU">34-14-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056598SENU">. </span><span class="s2056598CL">"Human embryo" defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056598Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056598DefaultParagraphFont">For purposes of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-14-16"><span class="s2056598DefaultParagraphFont">34-14-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056598DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-14-20"><span class="s2056598DefaultParagraphFont">34-14-20</span></a><span class="s2056598DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, the term, human embryo, means a living organism of the species Homo sapiens at the earliest stages of development (including the single</span><span class="s2056598DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2056598DefaultParagraphFont">celled stage) that is not located in a woman's body.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056598Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056598000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056598Normal"><span class="s2056598SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056598SCL-000003"> SL 2000, ch 169, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html>