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SC H4046

SC H4046
Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2021


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Introduced
03/09/2021
In Committee
03/09/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
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)

Last Action

Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: J.E.Johnson (on 03/30/2022)

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