SC S0001 | 2021-2022 | 124th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Pending: Senate Medical Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Pending: Senate Medical Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Enact The "south Carolina Fetal Heartbeat And Protection From Abortion Act"; To Amend Chapter 41, Title 44 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Abortions, By Adding Article 6, To Require Testing For A Detectable Fetal Heartbeat Before An Abortion Is Performed On A Pregnant Woman, To Prohibit The Performance Of An Abortion If A Fetal Heartbeat Is Detected, To Provide Medical Emergency Exceptions, To Require Certain Documentation And Recordkeeping By Physicians Performing Abortions, To Create A Civil Action For A Pregnant Woman Upon Whom An Abortion Is Performed, To Create Criminal Penalties, And For Other Purposes; To Amend Section 44-41-460(a) Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Required Reporting Of Abortion Data To The Department Of Health And Environmental Control, To Add Reporting Of Fetal Heartbeat Testing And Patient Medical Condition Data; And To Amend Section 44-41-330(a)(1) Of The 1976 Code, Relating To A Pregnant Woman's Right To Know Certain Information, To Require Notification Of The Detection Of A Fetal Heartbeat.
Title
SC Fetal Heartbeat Protection from Abortion Act
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2021-01-12 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs |
2021-01-12 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
2020-12-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs |
2020-12-09 | Senate | Prefiled |
Code Citations
South Carolina State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0001&session=124&summary=B |
Text | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1_20201209.htm |