South Dakota Codified Laws 34-23A-18. Abortion as evidence in proceedings to terminate parental rights or to adjudicate dependency of child
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Whenever a person is born alive in the course of an abortion procedure, the facts and circumstances involving the birth and the abortion procedure shall be considered relevant and material evidence in any proceeding under chapters 26-7A, 26-8A, 26-8B, and 26-8C for termination of parental rights or adjudication of dependency or neglect; and the Department of Social Services may commence such proceeding as it deems applicable under that chapter.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-23A-18
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 1973, ch 146, § 11; SL 1977, ch 284, § 2.