Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered new SECTION at the end to read:
/ SECTION ( ). Article 1, Chapter 41, Title 44 of the 1976 is amended by adding:
"Section 44-41-100. (A) A physician who knowingly performs a fetal intra-cardiac injection and thereby kills a human fetus is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than five years, or both. This section shall not apply to a fetal intra-cardiac injection abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, a physical illness, or a physical injury if no other medical procedure would suffice for that purpose.
(B) As used in this section:
(1) 'Fetal intra-cardiac injection' means, with the purpose of causing the death of an unborn child, knowingly inserting a needle into an unborn child's heart to inject chemicals or air necessary to stop the unborn child's heart.
(2) 'Physician' means a physician, surgeon, or osteopath authorized to practice medicine in this State and licensed pursuant to Chapter 47 of Title 40. However, an individual who is not a physician, but who directly and knowingly performs a fetal intra-cardiac injection abortion is also subject to the provisions of this section.
(C) A woman upon whom a fetal intra-cardiac injection abortion is performed may not be prosecuted for a violation of this section, for a conspiracy to violate this section, or for any other offense which is based on a violation of this section." /
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