A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "HUMAN PERSONHOOD AT CONCEPTION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-8 SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "PERSON" FOR PURPOSES OF HOMICIDE OFFENSES TO INCLUDE EVERY HUMAN BEING BEGINNING AT CONCEPTION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND BY REPEALING CHAPTER 41, TITLE 44 RELATING TO ABORTION.
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 8 TO CHAPTER 41, TITLE 44 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, POSSESSION, MAILING, TRANSPORTING, DELIVERY, AND PRESCRIBING OF ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, WITH EXCEPTIONS; TO ADDRESS RECOVERABLE DAMAGES; TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES; TO AUTHORIZE QUI TAM ACTIONS; TO ADDRESS CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE LEGAL ACTIONS BY CLARIFYING THAT SOUTH CAROLINA LAW APPLIES TO ANY OUT-OF-STATE LEGAL ACTIONS OR CONDUCT THAT IS THE BASIS FOR THESE LEGAL ACTIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND BY ADDING ARTICLE 10 TO CHAPTER 41, TITLE 44 SO AS TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN ABORTION ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING PAYMENT OF ABORTION COSTS AND PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO AN ABORTION FUND, WITH EXCEPTIONS; TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-6-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT LICENSED ABORTION CLINICS AND AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS OR MEDICAL PRACTICES ARE UNQUALIFIED TO PROVIDE FAMILY PLANNING UNDER THE STATE'S MEDICAID PROGRAM, TO PROHIBIT STATE AND LOCAL FUNDS FOR FAMILY PLANNING TO BE APPROPRIATED TO A LICENSED ABORTION CLINIC AND AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL PRACTICES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH MUST PROVIDE A LIST OF QUALIFIED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE PROVIDERS.
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-6-120 SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR AFFILIATED PROVIDERS DEEMED ABORTION CLINICS AS DEFINED BY LAW MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; AND TO PROHIBIT THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FROM DIRECTING MEDICAID FUNDS TO SUCH ORGANIZATIONS.
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "HUMAN LIFE PROTECTION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 44-41-615 SO AS TO PROHIBIT ALL ABORTIONS IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, WITH AN EXCEPTION FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, AND TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES; BY ADDING SECTION 44-41-685 SO AS TO ADDRESS A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO ANONYMITY IN RELATED LEGAL PROCEEDINGS; BY AMENDING SECTIONS 44-41-610, 44-41-620, 44-41-630, AND 44-41-640, ALL RELATING TO THE "FETAL HEARTBEAT AND PROTECTION FROM ABORTION ACT," SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES AND TO ADDRESS ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTIVES AND ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES; BY PROVIDING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THE RIGHT TO INTERVENE IN LEGAL CHALLENGES TO THE ACT; BY AMENDING SECTION 44-41-37, RELATING TO ABORTION COUNSELING FOR MINORS, SO AS TO ELIMINATE REFERENCE TO A JUDICIAL BYPASS PROCEDURE; BY AMENDING SECTIONS 44-41-60 AND 44-41-90, RELATING TO REPORTING OF ABORTIONS AND PUBLIC FUNDING OF ABORTIONS RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY REPEALING SECTIONS 44-41-32, 44-41-33, AND 44-41-34 RELATING TO A JUDICIAL BYPASS PROCEDURE FOR MINORS SEEKING AN ABORTION; BY REPEALING SECTIONS 44-41-650 AND 44-41-660 RELATING TO EXCEPTIONS FOR RAPE AND INCEST AND FOR FATAL FETAL ANOMALY RESPECTIVELY; AND TO RETITLE ARTICLE 6 OF CHAPTER 41, TITLE 44, AS THE "HUMAN LIFE PROTECTION ACT."
