H 3958 General Bill, By Ceips, Loftis, Duncan, Bailey, Coates, Delleney, Hamilton, Herbkersman, Leach, Littlejohn, Mahaffey, McCraw, Owens, M.A. Pitts, Rice, G.R. Smith, Talley, Taylor, Walker and Young
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Summary: Unborn Victims Act of 2005
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 15-5-5 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR PURPOSES OF A CIVIL CAUSE OF ACTION, "PERSON" INCLUDES AN UNBORN CHILD AT EVERY STAGE OF GESTATION IN UTERO FROM CONCEPTION UNTIL LIVE BIRTH; BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-90 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR PURPOSES OF OFFENSES ARISING OUT OF THE UNLAWFUL KILLING OR BATTERY OF A PERSON, THE TERM "PERSON" INCLUDES AN UNBORN CHILD AT EVERY STAGE OF GESTATION IN UTERO FROM CONCEPTION UNTIL LIVE BIRTH AND TO PROVIDE FOR EXCEPTIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 50-21-185 SO AS TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF "PERSON" WHICH INCLUDES AN UNBORN CHILD AT EVERY STAGE OF GESTATION IN UTERO FROM CONCEPTION UNTIL LIVE BIRTH FOR THE PURPOSES OF FISH, GAME, AND WATERCRAFT OFFENSES; BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-2915 SO AS TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR "PERSON" WHICH INCLUDES AN UNBORN CHILD AT EVERY STAGE OF GESTATION IN UTERO FROM CONCEPTION UNTIL LIVE BIRTH FOR PURPOSES OF OFFENSES INVOLVING MOTOR VEHICLES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO EQUIPMENT AND OPERATION OF WATERCRAFT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEFINITION OF "PERSON" INCLUDES AN UNBORN CHILD AT EVERY STAGE OF GESTATION IN UTERO FROM CONCEPTION UNTIL LIVE BIRTH.
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04/19/05	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-117
04/19/05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-118