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Introduced
03/09/2021
03/09/2021
In Committee
03/09/2021
03/09/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/12/2022
05/12/2022
Introduced Session
124th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, To Enact The "south Carolina Unborn Victims Of Violence Act Of 2021" By Adding Article 21 To Chapter 3, Title 16 So As To Provide That The Deliberate Termination Of An Unborn Child By Any Means Or At Any Stage Of Development Is Murder; To Create Criminal Penalties; To Declare Certain Abortion-related United States Supreme Court Decisions Void And Unenforceable In The State Of South Carolina; To Prohibit State Officials From Enforcing Court Orders Contrary To The Provisions Of This Article And To Subject State Officials Who Violate The Provisions Of This Article To Professional Discipline; And For Other Purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, the "South Carolina Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2021", aims to provide equal protection to unborn children in South Carolina. The key provisions include: (1) declaring the deliberate termination of an unborn child as murder, with exceptions for accidental or unintentional injury or death during medical treatment; (2) creating criminal penalties for violent crimes that cause the death of or bodily injury to an unborn child; (3) declaring the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision as void and unenforceable in South Carolina; (4) prohibiting state officials from enforcing court orders contrary to the provisions of the bill; and (5) subjecting state officials who violate the provisions to professional discipline.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (8)
Jonathon Hill (R)*,
Doug Gilliam (R),
Stewart Jones (R),
Steven Long (R),
Josiah Magnuson (R),
Ryan McCabe (R),
Adam Morgan (R),
Ashley Trantham (R),
Last Action
Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: J.E.Johnson (on 03/30/2022)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4046&session=124&summary=B |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4046_20210309.htm |
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