<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 34-24-35 - Prohibited medical interventions--Exceptions.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s129c1f1c76854bb5a4774ddaec83365dNormal { 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.s129c1f1c76854bb5a4774ddaec83365dSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s129c1f1c76854bb5a4774ddaec83365dCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s129c1f1c76854bb5a4774ddaec83365dStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s129c1f1c76854bb5a4774ddaec83365dStatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s129c1f1c76854bb5a4774ddaec83365dDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    A minor needing treatment for an infection, injury, disease, or disorder that has been caused or exacerbated by any action or procedure prohibited by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-24-34" rel="noopener"><span class="s129c1f1c76854bb5a4774ddaec83365dDefaultParagraphFont">34-24-34</span></a><span class="s129c1f1c76854bb5a4774ddaec83365dDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s129c1f1c76854bb5a4774ddaec83365dNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s129c1f1c76854bb5a4774ddaec83365d000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s129c1f1c76854bb5a4774ddaec83365dNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s129c1f1c76854bb5a4774ddaec83365dDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s129c1f1c76854bb5a4774ddaec83365dSCL">SL 2023, ch 127, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>