34-23A-53 Definition of terms.
34-23A-53.
Definition of terms.
Terms as used in §§ 34-23A-53 to 34-23A-62, inclusive,
mean:
(1)
"Pregnancy help center," any entity whether it be a form of corporation, partnership, or
proprietorship, whether it is for profit, or nonprofit, that has as one of its principal
missions to provide education, counseling, and other assistance to help a pregnant mother
maintain her relationship with her unborn child and care for her unborn child, which
entity has a medical director who is licensed to practice medicine in the State of South
Dakota, or that it has a collaborative agreement with a physician licensed in South Dakota
to practice medicine to whom women can be referred, which entity does not perform
abortions and is not affiliated with any physician or entity that performs abortions, and
does not now refer pregnant mothers for abortions, and has not referred any pregnant
mother for abortions for the three-year period immediately preceding July 1, 2011, and
which are in compliance with the requirements of § 34-23A-59.1;
(2)
Deleted by SL 2012, ch 186, § 1;
(3)
Deleted by SL 2012, ch 186, § 1;
(4)
"Coercion," exists if the pregnant mother is induced to consent to an abortion by any other
person under circumstances, or in such a manner, which deprives her from making a free
decision or exercising her free will.
Source: SL 2011, ch 161, § 7; SL 2012, ch 186, § 1.
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