South Carolina Senate Bill 1327 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on May 10 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-05-10 - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Pending: Senate Medical Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Title 44 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Health, By Adding Chapter 139 To Prohibit The Performance Or Induction Of Abortions In This State, To Provide Limited Exceptions, To Clarify That Contraceptives Are Not Prohibited, And To Define Necessary Terms; To Amend Section 40-47-110, Relating To Misconduct By Physicians, To Provide That Abortions Performed Or Induced In Violation Of The Prohibition On Abortions Constitutes Misconduct Subject To Discipline By The Board Of Medical Examiners, To Provide That A Physician Determined To Have Performed Or Induced An Abortion In Violation Of The Prohibition Must Have His License Revoked, And To Provide That A Physician Whose License Has Been Revoked For Performing A Prohibited Abortion May Never Again Be Licensed To Practice Medicine In South Carolina; And To Amend Section 40-47-110, Related To The Unlicensed Practice Of Medicine, To Provide A Penalty For A Non-physician Who Performs Or Induces An Abortion.

Abortions; prohibit performance or induction of abortions

Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]	Sen. Michael Gambrell [R]	Sen. Joshua Kimbrell [R]	Sen. Wes Climer [R]
Sen. Dwight Loftis [R]	Sen. Brian Adams [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-05-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2022-05-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	47	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1327&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1327_20220510.htm