South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024
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H. 5157
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Sponsors: Reps. Garvin, Bernstein, Gilliard, Gatch, J.L. Johnson, Brewer, Rivers, Dillard, Carter, King, Bauer, Cobb-Hunter, Henegan, W. Jones, Rose, Stavrinakis, Thigpen, Wetmore and Henderson-Myers
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Introduced in the House on February 27, 2024
Currently residing in the House
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 2/27/2024 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 47) |
| 2/27/2024 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 47) |
| 2/29/2024 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thigpen |
| 3/5/2024 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wetmore |
| 3/6/2024 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers |
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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-100 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FERTILIZED HUMAN EGGS OR HUMAN EMBRYOS THAT EXIST IN ANY FORM OUTSIDE OF THE UTERUS OF A HUMAN BODY ARE NOT CONSIDERED AN UNBORN CHILD OR OTHER TERM CONNOTING A HUMAN BEING FOR ANY PURPOSE UNDER STATE LAW.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 16 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
Section 16-3-100. Any fertilized human egg or human embryo that exists in any form outside of the uterus of a human body shall not, under any circumstance, be considered an unborn child, a minor child, an unborn person, an unborn fetus, a natural person, or any other term that connotes a human being for any purpose under state law including, but not limited, under any provision of Chapter 3, Title 16 or Chapter 41, Title 44.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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