South Dakota § 34-24-34 Prohibited medical interventions--Intent--Actions.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 34-24-34 — Prohibited medical interventions--Intent--Actions.

South Dakota § 34-24-34

Title 34PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 34-23CHILD HEALTH

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S.D. Codified Laws § 34-24-34 (2026).

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Except as provided in § 34-24-35 , a healthcare professional may not, for the purpose of attempting to alter the appearance of, or to validate a minor's perception of, the minor’s sex, if that appearance or perception is inconsistent with the minor's sex, knowingly:

(1)Prescribe or administer any drug to delay or stop normal puberty;

(2)Prescribe or administer testosterone, estrogen, or progesterone, in amounts greater than would normally be produced endogenously in a healthy individual of the same age and sex;

(3)Perform any sterilizing surgery, including castration, hysterectomy, oophorectomy, orchiectomy, penectomy, and vasectomy;

(4)Perform any surgery that artificially constructs tissue having the appearance of genitalia differing from the minor's sex, including metoid

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Except as provided in § 34-24-35 , a healthcare professional may not, for the purpose of attempting to alter the appearance of, or to validate a minor's perception of, the minor’s sex, if that appearance or perception is inconsistent with the minor's sex, knowingly: (1) Prescribe or administer any drug to delay or stop normal puberty; (2) Prescribe or administer testosterone, estrogen, or progesterone, in amounts greater than would normally be produced endogenously in a healthy individual of the same age and sex; (3) Perform any sterilizing surgery, including castration, hysterectomy, oophorectomy, orchiectomy, penectomy, and vasectomy; (4) Perform any surgery that artificially constructs tissue having the appearance of genitalia differing from the minor's sex, including metoidioplasty, phalloplasty, and vaginoplasty; or (5) Remove any healthy or non-diseased body part or tissue.