South Dakota parents can now refuse to consent to medical, psychiatric, or counseling services for their minor children if they believe the services would suggest or affirm that the child's gender differs from their sex at birth. Parents who refuse consent under this new rule cannot be sued, penalized, or held legally responsible for that refusal.
This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
Senate Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor S.J. 132
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 108
Phil Jensen
Prime sponsor · Sen.
R