Text of SD SB 216 (2024)
Modify provisions related to prohibited medical interventions on minors.
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As introduced
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24.677.11
99th Legislative Session
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2024 South Dakota Legislature
Senate Bill 216
Introduced by: Senator Nesiba
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An Act to modify provisions related to prohibited medical interventions on minors.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
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Section 1. That § 34-24-34 be AMENDED:
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34-24-34. Except as provided in § 34-24-35, a healthcare professional may not,
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for the purpose of attempting to alter the appearance of, or to validate a minor's
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perception of, the minor’s sex, if that appearance or perception is inconsistent with the
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minor's sex, knowingly:
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(1)
Prescribe or administer any drug to delay or stop normal puberty, unless the
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minor's parent or legal guardian has consented to the prescription or
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administration;
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(2)
Prescribe or administer testosterone, estrogen, or progesterone, in amounts
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greater than would normally be produced endogenously in a healthy individual of
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the same age and sex, unless the minor's parent or legal guardian has consented
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to the prescription or administration;
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(3)
Perform any sterilizing surgery, including castration, hysterectomy, oophorectomy,
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orchiectomy, penectomy, and vasectomy;
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(4)
Perform any surgery that artificially constructs tissue having the appearance of
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genitalia differing from the minor's sex, including metoidioplasty, phalloplasty, and
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vaginoplasty; or
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(5)
Remove any healthy or non-diseased body part or tissue.
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Section 2. That § 34-24-37 be AMENDED:
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34-24-37. Any civil action to recover damages for injury suffered as a result of a
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violation of § 34-24-34 must be commenced before the later of:
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(1) The date on which the person reaches age twenty-five; or
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(2) Within three within two years from the time the person discovered or
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reasonably should have discovered that the injury or damages were caused by the
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violation.
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