South Dakota Codified Laws 34-23A-55. Duties of physician in addition to common law
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The physician’s common law duty to determine that the physician’s patient’s consent is voluntary and uncoerced and informed applies to all abortion procedures. The requirements expressly set forth in §§ 34-23A-53 to 34-23A-62, inclusive, that require procedures designed to insure that a consent to an abortion is voluntary and uncoerced and informed, are an express clarification of, and are in addition to, those common law duties.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-23A-55
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
Source: SL 2011, ch 161, § 2.