{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-23a-57","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-23A-57","heading":"Patient's written signed statement.","body":"On the day on which the abortion is scheduled, no physician may take a consent for an abortion nor may the physician perform an abortion, unless the provisions of §§ 34-23A-53 to 34-23A-62, inclusive, have been met, and the physician first obtains from the pregnant mother, a written, signed statement setting forth all information required by subsection 34-23A-56(3)(b). The written statement signed by the pregnant mother shall be maintained as a permanent part of the pregnant mother's medical records. Only the physician who meets with and consults with the pregnant mother pursuant to § 34-23A-56 can take her consent and perform her abortion unless serious unforeseen circumstances prevent that physician from taking the consent and performing the abortion.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-23A. PERFORMANCE OF ABORTIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-23A-57","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"1a4ea4f75820ecdb26f525c4e2daddf01d84fd1aadc0a16bf950d961caae0325","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-23a-56","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-23a-58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}