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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-17-6

Intentional killing of human fetus by unauthorized injury to mother

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Wheeldon v. Madison (1985)

Most recently applied in Wheeldon v. Madison (September 1985)

Source: SL 1977, ch 189, § 45.

Any person who intentionally kills a human fetus by causing an injury to its mother, which is not authorized by chapter 34-23A, is guilty of a Class 4 felony.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.