H 3815 General Bill, By Davenport
Similar (S 0313, H 3284, H 3697)
Summary: Right to Life Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO ENACT THE "RIGHT TO LIFE ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA" WHICH ESTABLISHES THAT THE RIGHT TO LIFE IS VESTED IN EACH BORN AND PREBORN HUMAN BEING AT FERTILIZATION, AND THAT THE RIGHTS OF DUE PROCESS AND EQUAL PROTECTION, GUARANTEED BY ARTICLE I, SECTION 3 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE, ARE VESTED IN EACH BORN AND PREBORN HUMAN PERSON AT FERTILIZATION; AND TO DEFINE "HUMAN BEING" AND "HUMAN PERSON" INCLUDING EVERY MEMBER OF THE SPECIES HOMO SAPIENS AT ALL STAGES OF LIFE, INCLUDING AT FERTILIZATION.
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03/29/07	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-16
03/29/07	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-17