South Dakota · South Dakota Codified Laws — Title 22, Crimes
SDCL Title 22 § 22-22A-7: Fraudulent assisted reproduction--Civil action--Parties--Separate causes of action--Damages and costs--Attorney’s fees--Relation to criminal action
What this law says, in plain English
This statute creates a civil action allowing patients, spouses, intended parents, children, and donors to sue health care providers for performing assisted reproduction procedures without proper consent, with entitlement to liquidated damages, compensatory and punitive damages, attorney's fees, and procedure costs.
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