SC H4629 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 37-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Enact The "woman's Ultrasound Right To Know Act", To Provide Findings, Purposes, And Definitional Terms, To Require Physicians To Inform Pregnant Women Of The Probable Gestational Age Of An Embryo Or Fetus Before Performing An Abortion, To Require Physicians Or Other Qualified Persons To Perform An Ultrasound On A Pregnant Woman Before Performing An Abortion, To Require The Voluntary And Informed Consent Of A Pregnant Woman Before Performing An Abortion, To Require The Department Of Health And Environmental Control To Publish Certain Written Materials, To Create Civil And Criminal Penalties, Professional Discipline, And Private Remedies For Violation Of The Article; To Repeal Article 3, Chapter 41, Title 44 Relating To A Woman's Right To View An Ultrasound Image Of Her Fetus; And For Other Purposes.
Title
Woman's Ultrasound Right to Know Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-12 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2016-01-12 | House | Introduced and read first time |
South Carolina State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4629&session=121&summary=B |
| Text | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/4629_20160112.htm |
