South Carolina Senate Bill 34 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Pending: Senate Medical Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Relating To Abortions, To Provide Definitions Pertaining To Abortion-inducing Drugs; And To Amend Chapter 41, Title 44 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Abortions, By Adding Section 44-41-90, To Provide That It Shall Be Unlawful To Knowingly Prescribe Any Abortion-inducing Drug To A Pregnant Woman For The Purpose Of Inducing An Abortion, Except Under Certain Circumstances, To Provide That Any Physician Providing An Abortion-inducing Drug To A Pregnant Woman Shall Examine The Woman First And Provide Her With A Copy Of The Drug's Label, To Provide That A Physician Prescribing The Drug Must Have A Signed Contract With A Physician Who Agrees To Treat Any Complications That May Arise, To Provide That The Physician Prescribing The Drug Shall Schedule A Follow-up Visit With The Pregnant Woman Within Fourteen Days, To Provide That The Physician Prescribing The Drug Must Provide A Written Report Within Three Days If An Adverse Event Occurs, And To Provide For Criminal And Civil Penalties For Violations Of This Section.

Abortion

Sen. Kevin Bryant [R]

Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2015-01-13	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2014-12-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2014-12-03	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
44	41	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	41	90	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0034&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/34_20141203.htm