HB1223Vetoed
authorize the provision of informed consent by a pregnant minor.
Pregnant minors in South Dakota may now consent to their own medical care related to pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum recovery if they have the mental capacity to do so and their parents are unavailable or refuse to give permission. The health care provider must first try to contact the minor's parent or guardian before relying on the minor's consent. This change does not apply to abortion procedures or emancipated minors.