SD HB1257

Amends South Dakota law to define "abortion" as the intentional termination of the life of a human being in the uterus

Establishes explicit exceptions that are not considered abortion: accidental/unintentional death during medical treatment, miscarriage treatment, ectopic pregnancy treatment, removal of a deceased unborn child, and procedures to save the unborn child's life or health

Performing an abortion remains a Class 6 felony unless there is reasonable medical judgment that it is necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant female

Defines "human being" as including the unborn during the entire embryonic and fetal stages from fertilization to full gestation

Defines "medical emergency" as conditions requiring immediate abortion to avert the woman's death or prevent serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function