<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 36-4-48 - Medical abortion--Definition of term.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9Normal { 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.sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9Statute { 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.sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; 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.sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9SCL { 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><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD - Medical abortion--Definition of term."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law - Medical abortion--Definition of term."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute="><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="sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4-48" rel="noopener"><span class="sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9SENU">36-4-48</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9SENU">. </span><span class="sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9CL">Medical abortion--Definition of term.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9DefaultParagraphFont">For the purposes of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-23A-34" rel="noopener"><span class="sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9DefaultParagraphFont">34-23A-34</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4-8" rel="noopener"><span class="sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9DefaultParagraphFont">36-4-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9DefaultParagraphFont">, and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4-47" rel="noopener"><span class="sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9DefaultParagraphFont">36-4-47</span></a><span class="sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9DefaultParagraphFont">, the term, medical abortion, means a procedure that uses medication to intentionally terminate the life of a human being in the uterus, and does not mean a procedure for the management of a miscarriage.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sf2cb398a6f6a4c51b4f978cd9e78edf9SCL">SL 2022, ch 143, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html>