{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-23a-67","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-23A-67","heading":"Legislative findings as to unborn child capable of experiencing pain.","body":"The Legislature finds that:\n(1) The state has a compelling state interest in protecting the lives of unborn children from the stage at which substantial medical evidence indicates that they are capable of feeling pain;\n(2) There is substantial medical evidence that an unborn child is capable of experiencing pain by twenty weeks after fertilization.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-23A. PERFORMANCE OF ABORTIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-23A-67","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"a78dc49f031c1fbd07a6c787a81b6333fbea1dfca1cfe557eafce2728abb2e4b","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-23a-66","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-23a-68"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}