{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-14-26","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-14-26","heading":"Definition of terms.","body":"Terms used in §§ 34-14-26 to 34-14-28, inclusive, mean:\n(1) \"Human cloning,\" human asexual reproduction accomplished by introducing the nuclear material of a human somatic cell into a fertilized or unfertilized oocyte whose nucleus has been removed or inactivated to produce a living organism, at any stage of development, with a human or predominantly human genetic constitution;\n(2) \"Human somatic cell,\" a diploid cell, having a complete set of chromosomes, obtained or derived from a living or deceased human body at any stage of development;\n(3) \"Nuclear transplantation,\" transferring the nucleus of a human somatic cell into an oocyte from which the nucleus or all chromosomes have been or will be removed or rendered inert;\n(4) \"Nucleus,\" the cell structure that houses the chromosomes, and thus the genes;\n(5) \"Oocyte,\" the female germ cell, the egg.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-14. MEDICAL RESEARCH"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-14-26","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"571baf035a49de379ae4cad326c2bc8d5e0244e38c3116325a4da8519d32ece1","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-14-25","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-14-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}