KONENKAMP, Justice (on reassignment).
[¶ 1] In answer to a certified question from the United States District Court, we conclude a cause of action exists in South Dakota for the wrongful death of a nonviable unborn child.
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[¶ 2] Beth Wiersma contracted salmonella poisoning after eating a portion of Maple Leaf Farms' chicken cordon bleu. When she was hospitalized on October 8, 1990, she was 7.3 weeks pregnant. Her baby died in utero...
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