Bill > H3323

This bill, titled the "Personhood Act of South Carolina," establishes that the fundamental right to life for every human being, whether born or preborn, begins at the moment of fertilization. It also asserts that the constitutional rights of due process and equal protection, which are guaranteed by Section 3 of Article I of the South Carolina Constitution and ensure that no one can be deprived of life, liberty, or property without fair legal proceedings or denied equal treatment under the law, also vest at fertilization for every born and preborn human person. The bill aims to extend these legal protections from the earliest stage of human development.