Bill > H3020

Introduced Session

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, To Enact The "south Carolina Fetal Heartbeat Protection From Abortion Act" By Adding Article 6 To Chapter 41, Title 44 So As To Require Testing For A Detectable Fetal Heartbeat Before An Abortion Is Performed On A Pregnant Woman And To Prohibit The Performance Of An Abortion When A Fetal Heartbeat Is Detected, Both With Medical Emergency Exceptions, To Require Certain Documentation And Recordkeeping By Physicians Performing Abortions, To Create A Civil Action For A Pregnant Woman Upon Whom An Abortion Is Performed, To Create Criminal Penalties, And For Other Purposes; To Amend Section 44-41-460, Relating To Required Reporting Of Abortion Data To The Department Of Health And Environmental Control, So As To Add Reporting Of Fetal Heartbeat Testing And Patient Medical Condition Data; And To Amend Section 44-41-330, Relating To A Pregnant Woman's Right To Know Certain Pregnancy Information, So As To Require Notification Of The Detection Of A Fetal Heartbeat.

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John McCravy (R)*,  Merita Allison (R),  Lucas Atkinson (R),  William Bailey (R),  Nathan Ballentine (R),  Bruce Bannister (R),  Linda Bennett (R),  Bruce Bryant (R),  Mike Burns (R),  Micah Caskey (R),  Bill Chumley (R),  Alan Clemmons (R),  Neal Collins (R),  Bobby Cox (R),  Heather Crawford (R),  Joseph Daning (R),  Sylleste Davis (R),  Jason Elliott (R),  Shannon Erickson (R),  Cal Forrest (R),  Russell Fry (R),  Craig Gagnon (R),  Doug Gilliam (R),  Jackie Hayes (D),  Bill Herbkersman (R),  Lee Hewitt (R),  Davey Hiott (R),  Bill Hixon (R),  Chip Huggins (R),  Max Hyde (R),  Jeff Johnson (R),  Jay Jordan (R),  Dwight Loftis (R),  Steven Long (R),  Phillip Lowe (R),  James Lucas (R),  Josiah Magnuson (R),  Rick Martin (R),  Adam Morgan (R),  Dennis Moss (R),  Steve Moss (R),  Brandon Newton (R),  Weston Newton (R),  Tommy Pope (R),  Bill Sandifer (R),  J. Gary Simrill (R),  Garry Smith (R),  Murrell Smith (R),  L. Kit Spires (R),  Tommy Stringer (R),  Edward Tallon (R),  Bill Taylor (R),  Anne Thayer (R),  McLain Toole (R),  Ashley Trantham (R),  Jay West (R),  W. Brian White (R),  Mark Willis (R),  Chris Wooten (R),  Ronald Young (R),  Richie Yow (R), 

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