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| Region | South Dakota |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jun 26, 2017 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | under state and federal law. Any single person is allowed to adopt. To adopt as a couple, the individuals must however be married. Second parent adoption is also permitted. Agencies are however allowed to discriminate against LGBT couples on the basis of religion. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/30/anti-lgbt-bills-us-states-could-derail-adoptions https://www.familyequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/42-South-Dakota-Snapshot.pdf http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/SD |
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edited by Notdog1996
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 2018 | Jun 26, 2017 |
| End Date | Sep 9, 2018 | (none) |
| Description | under state and federal law. | under state and federal law. Any single person is allowed to adopt. To adopt as a couple, the individuals must however be married. Second parent adoption is also permitted. Agencies are however allowed to discriminate against LGBT couples on the basis of religion. |
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| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/30/anti-lgbt-bills-us-states-could-derail-adoptions http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/SD | https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/30/anti-lgbt-bills-us-states-could-derail-adoptions https://www.familyequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/42-South-Dakota-Snapshot.pdf http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/SD |
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| Value | Single only | Legal |
| Description | Single under state law. | under state and federal law. |
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| End Date | Jul 18, 2018 | Aug 6, 2018 |
| Description | Single under state law. Changes pending. | Single under state law. |
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| End Date | Jul 11, 2018 | Jul 18, 2018 |
| Description | Single under state law. | Single under state law. Changes pending. |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Single only |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Single only. | Single under state law. |
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| End Date | Jul 4, 2018 | Jul 11, 2018 |
| Description | Only option that is not legal is foster care. | Single only. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/30/anti-lgbt-bills-us-states-could-derail-adoptions | https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/30/anti-lgbt-bills-us-states-could-derail-adoptions http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/SD |
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