Bill > S0457

This bill, titled the "Personhood Act of South Carolina," proposes to add a new article to state law that establishes that the fundamental right to life, as well as the constitutional rights to due process and equal protection under the law, begin at the moment of fertilization for every human being, whether born or preborn. The bill cites various foundational documents and beliefs, including the Declaration of Independence and religious principles, as justification for this stance, asserting that personhood is "God-given" and that a human being is considered a person from the point of fertilization. This legislation is being enacted under the powers reserved to the state by the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.