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Introduced
02/01/2023
02/01/2023
In Committee
02/14/2023
02/14/2023
Crossed Over
02/09/2023
02/09/2023
Passed
05/23/2023
05/23/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/25/2023
05/25/2023
Introduced Session
125th General Assembly
Bill Summary
A bill TO AMEND ARTICLE 6, CHAPTER 41, TITLE 44 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS, RELATING TO THE FETAL HEARTBEAT AND PROTECTION FROM ABORTION ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ABORTIONS MAY NOT BE PERFORMED IN THIS STATE AFTER A FETAL HEARTBEAT HAS BEEN DETECTED EXCEPT IN CASES OF RAPE OR INCEST during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy, IN MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, OR IN LIGHT OF A FATAL FETAL anomaly; to define necessary terms; TO REPEAL SECTION 2 OF ACT 1 OF 2021; TO REPEAL sections 44-41-10 and 44-41-20 OF THE S.C. CODE; AND TO REPEAL ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 41, TITLE 44 OF THE S.C. CODE subject to certain conditions. Amend Title To Conform
AI Summary
This bill amends the existing Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act in South Carolina. The key provisions are:
- Abortions are prohibited after a fetal heartbeat is detected, except in cases of rape, incest (up to 12 weeks), medical emergencies, or fatal fetal anomalies. Physicians are required to test for and report the presence of a fetal heartbeat.
- The bill defines key terms like "abortion," "conception," "fetal heartbeat," and "medical emergency."
- It establishes civil penalties and causes of action for violations of the law, and requires physicians to maintain detailed medical records.
- The bill also imposes certain requirements on the state's health insurance plans and places restrictions on state funding for abortion services.
- Finally, the bill repeals and reenacts portions of existing state abortion laws, and grants the state legislature the right to intervene in legal challenges to the law.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services, Justice
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Act No. 70 (on 05/25/2023)
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