GroundRules
← Search the law
South Dakota · Through 2026-08-31 · Newer source version available

SDCL § 21-55-1: Action or damages for conception or birth prohibited--"Conception" defined.

Read at publisher ↗
Where this section sits in the code
  1. TITLE 21. JUDICIAL REMEDIES
  2. CHAPTER 21-55. ACTIONS FOR WRONGFUL LIFE PROHIBITED

There shall be no cause of action or award of damages on behalf of any person based on the claim of that person that, but for the conduct of another, he would not have been conceived or, once conceived, would not have been permitted to have been born alive. The term "conception," as used in this section, means the fertilization of a human ovum by a human sperm, which occurs when the sperm has penetrated the cell membrane of the ovum.

Collected 2026-09-03T15:18:56Z. Source file · JSON

Browse this collection