South Carolina House Bill 3198 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 16-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-05-14 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Millwood
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 44-41-330, AS AMENDED CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PREREQUISITES FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ABORTION, INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED, CERTIFICATION, WAITING PERIOD, SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR MINORS OR MENTALLY INCOMPETENT PERSONS, RETENTION OF RECORDS, AND UNAVAILABILITY OF RECORDS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PHYSICIAN WHO PERFORMS AN ULTRASOUND PRIOR TO PERFORMING AN ABORTION MUST INFORM THE WOMAN OF THE PROBABLE GESTATIONAL AGE OF THE EMBRYO OR FETUS AND THAT THE WOMAN HAS THE RIGHT TO VIEW THE ULTRASOUND IMAGES; TO PROVIDE THAT UPON REQUEST THE PHYSICIAN MUST SHOW THE IMAGES TO THE WOMAN AND PROVIDE A MEDICAL EXPLANATION OF THE IMAGES, INCLUDING THE PRESENCE OF ORGANS AND EXTERNAL MEMBERS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE WOMAN MUST CERTIFY IN WRITING BEFORE THE ABORTION IS PERFORMED THAT SHE HAS BEEN INFORMED OF HER RIGHT TO VIEW THE IMAGES; TO PROVIDE THAT AN ABORTION MAY NOT BE PERFORMED SOONER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER AN ULTRASOUND IS PERFORMED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PARENTS OF AN UNEMANCIPATED MINOR MUST MAKE THE CERTIFICATION REGARDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE RIGHT TO VIEW ULTRASOUND IMAGES; AND TO FURTHER PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO VIEWING ULTRASOUND IMAGES DO NOT APPLY TO A PERSON ADJUDICATED TO BE INCOMPETENT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-41-340, RELATING TO MATERIALS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL MUST PUBLISH REGARDING ABORTIONS AND ASSISTANCE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE MATERIAL INCLUDE A LIST OF FACILITIES THAT PROVIDE ULTRASOUNDS FREE OF CHARGE.

Require That The Material Include A List Of Facilities That Provide Ultrasounds Free Of Charge.

Rep. Kenneth Bingham [R]	Rep. Daniel Cooper [R]	Rep. Gregory Delleney [R]	Rep. Daniel Hamilton [R]
Rep. Davey Hiott [R]	Rep. Lanny Littlejohn [R]	Rep. James Lucas [R]	Rep. Joey Millwood [R]
Rep. Wendy Nanney [R]	Rep. Phillip Owens [R]	Rep. Edward Pitts [R]	Sen. Rex Rice [R]
Rep. Gary Simrill [R]	Rep. Garry Smith [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. Tommy Stringer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-14		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Millwood
2009-01-28		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: E.H.Pitts, Rice, Hiott, Littlejohn
2009-01-13		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-87
2009-01-13		Introduced and read first time HJ-86
2008-12-16		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2008-12-16		Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
44	41	330	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	41	340	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3198&session=118