South Carolina 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee

H 3490 — Abortion

Last action — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: S.Jones, White

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 44-41-10 AND 44-41-20, BOTH RELATING TO ABORTIONS, SO AS TO MAKE AN ABORTION A CRIMINAL ACT DURING ANY TRIMESTER IF THE SOLE REASON IS THAT THE UNBORN CHILD HAS A FETAL ANOMALY; AND BY AMENDING SECTIONS 44-41-430, 44-41-440, 44-41-450, AND 44-41-460, ALL RELATING TO THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT", SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE FETAL ANOMALY EXCEPTION TO THE PROHIBITION OF ABORTIONS WHEN THE PROBABLE POST-FERTILIZATION AGE OF AN UNBORN CHILD IS TWENTY WEEKS OR MORE.

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Action History

  1. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: S.Jones, White

  2. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Introduced and read first time

  4. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  5. Prefiled

Sponsors

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7 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 3490 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 44-41-10 AND 44-41-20, BOTH RELATING TO ABORTIONS, SO AS TO MAKE AN ABORTION A CRIMINAL ACT DURING ANY TRIMESTER IF THE SOLE REASON IS THAT THE UNBORN CHILD HAS A FETAL ANOMALY; AND BY AMENDING SECTIONS 44-41-430, 44-41-440, 44-41-450, AND 44-41-460, ALL RELATING TO THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT", SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE FETAL ANOMALY EXCEPTION TO THE PROHIBITION OF ABORTIONS WHEN THE PROBABLE POST-FERTILIZATION AGE OF AN UNBORN CHILD IS TWENTY WEEKS OR MORE.
Who sponsors H 3490?
H 3490 is sponsored by Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White, Representative Steven Wayne Long, Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns, Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley, Representative Jordan S. Pace, Representative Thomas Beach, and Representative Wendell K. Jones.
What is the current status of H 3490?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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