H*3355(Rat #0246, Act #0222 of 2008)  General Bill, By Delleney, Mulvaney, 
Bedingfield, Shoopman, Leach, Gullick, Duncan, Hamilton, Kelly, M.A. Pitts, 
Rice, Talley, Walker, Haskins, Simrill, Vick, Owens, Viers, Loftis, G.M. Smith, 
Toole, G.R. Smith, Pinson and Bingham

Similar(S 84)
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-41-330, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO PREREQUISITES TO PERFORMING AN ABORTION, SO
 AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN ULTRASOUND IS PERFORMED, AN ABORTION MUST NOT BE
 PERFORMED SOONER THAN SIXTY MINUTES FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE
 ULTRASOUND, TO REQUIRE THE WOMAN TO BE INFORMED THAT SHE HAS THE RIGHT TO VIEW
 THE ULTRASOUND IMAGE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED BY THE
 PHYSICIAN AND WOMAN MUST INCLUDE THAT THE WOMAN HAS THE RIGHT TO VIEW HER
 ULTRASOUND. - ratified title

   01/25/07  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-3
   01/25/07  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-3
   02/22/07  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haskins
   02/28/07  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Simrill
   02/28/07  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-23
   03/01/07  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vick, Owens
   03/06/07  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers
   03/07/07  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Loftis
   03/07/07  House  Member(s) request name removed as sponsor:
                     W.D.Smith, Gambrell
   03/07/07  House  Objection by Rep. Cobb-Hunter and Parks HJ-20
   03/07/07  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Scott, Hart, Kennedy,
                     Miller, Stavrinakis, Rutherford, Sellers,
                     Hamilton, Leach, and Mack HJ-20
   03/07/07  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 20, 2007 HJ-50
   03/15/07  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     G.M.Smith, Toole
   03/20/07  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     G.R.Smith, Pinson
   03/21/07  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bingham
   03/21/07  House  Read second time HJ-36
   03/21/07  House  Roll call Yeas-91  Nays-23 HJ-47
   03/22/07  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-32
   03/22/07  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   03/22/07  Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-6
   04/18/07  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Medical Affairs SJ-8
   04/19/07         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/16/07  Senate Amended SJ-54
   05/16/07  Senate Read second time SJ-54
   05/17/07  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-7
   05/24/07  House  Senate amendment amended HJ-42
   05/24/07  House  Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-48
   05/29/07  Senate Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-55
   05/30/07  House  House insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Reps. Delleney, Shoopman,
                     and Vick HJ-12
   05/31/07  Senate Conference committee appointed Fair, Short, and
                     Verdin SJ-9
   04/17/08  House  Free conference powers granted HJ-84
   04/17/08  House  Free conference committee appointed Reps.
                     Delleney, Shoopman, and Vick HJ-86
   04/17/08  House  Free conference report received and adopted HJ-86
   04/17/08  Senate Free conference powers granted SJ-23
   04/17/08  Senate Free conference committee appointed Fair, Short
                     and Verdin SJ-23
   04/17/08  Senate Free conference report received and adopted SJ-23
   04/17/08  Senate Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-28
   05/08/08         Ratified R 246
   05/14/08         Signed By Governor
   05/27/08         Copies available
   05/27/08         Effective date 05/14/08
   06/04/08         Act No. 222

(A222, R246, H3355)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-41-330, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO PREREQUISITES TO PERFORMING AN ABORTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN ULTRASOUND IS PERFORMED, AN ABORTION MUST NOT BE PERFORMED SOONER THAN SIXTY MINUTES FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE ULTRASOUND, TO REQUIRE THE WOMAN TO BE INFORMED THAT SHE HAS THE RIGHT TO VIEW THE ULTRASOUND IMAGE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED BY THE PHYSICIAN AND WOMAN MUST INCLUDE THAT THE WOMAN HAS THE RIGHT TO VIEW HER ULTRASOUND.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Prerequisites to an abortion; ultrasound provisions

SECTION    1.    Section 44-41-330(A)(1) and (2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(1)    The woman must be informed by the physician who is to perform the abortion or by an allied health professional working in conjunction with the physician of the procedure to be involved and by the physician who is to perform the abortion of the probable gestational age of the embryo or fetus at the time the abortion is to be performed. If an ultrasound is performed, an abortion may not be performed sooner than sixty minutes following completion of the ultrasound. The physician who is to perform the abortion or an allied health professional working in conjunction with the physician must inform the woman before the ultrasound procedure of her right to view the ultrasound image at her request during or after the ultrasound procedure.

(2)    The woman must be presented by the physician who is to perform the abortion or by an allied health professional working in conjunction with the physician a written form containing the following statement: 'You have the right to review printed materials prepared by the State of South Carolina which describe fetal development, list agencies which offer alternatives to abortion, and describe medical assistance benefits which may be available for prenatal care, childbirth, and neonatal care. You have the right to view your ultrasound image.' This form must be signed and dated by both the physician who is to perform the procedure and the pregnant woman upon whom the procedure is to be performed."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 8th day of May, 2008.

Approved the 14th day of May, 2008.