John McCravy
- Republican
- Representative
- District 13
Primary
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA FETAL HEARTBEAT PROTECTION FROM ABORTION ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO CHAPTER 41, TITLE 44 SO AS TO REQUIRE TESTING FOR A DETECTABLE FETAL HEARTBEAT BEFORE AN ABORTION IS PERFORMED ON A PREGNANT WOMAN AND TO PROHIBIT THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ABORTION WHEN A FETAL HEARTBEAT IS DETECTED, BOTH WITH MEDICAL EMERGENCY EXCEPTIONS, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING BY PHYSICIANS PERFORMING ABORTIONS, TO CREATE A CIVIL ACTION FOR A PREGNANT WOMAN UPON WHOM AN ABORTION IS PERFORMED, TO CREATE CRIMINAL PENALTIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; TO AMEND SECTION 44-41-460, RELATING TO REQUIRED REPORTING OF ABORTION DATA TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, SO AS TO ADD REPORTING OF FETAL HEARTBEAT TESTING AND PATIENT MEDICAL CONDITION DATA; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-41-330, RELATING TO A PREGNANT WOMAN'S RIGHT TO KNOW CERTAIN PREGNANCY INFORMATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION OF THE DETECTION OF A FETAL HEARTBEAT.
Scrivener's error corrected
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Introduced and read first time
Roll call Yeas-64 Nays-22
Scrivener's error corrected
Read third time and sent to Senate
Debate interrupted
Roll call Yeas-70 Nays-31
Read second time
Amended
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Daning
Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, Clary, Taylor, Hixon, McCoy, Forrest, Blackwell, W. Newton, Bryant, Crawford, Hardee, Gilliard, Bailey, Hewitt, Tallon, Hyde, Magnuson, Willis, Trahtham, V.S. Moss, G.R. Smith, Stringer, Burns, Forrester, Allison, Chumley, Long, Cogswell, Chellis, Kimmons, Mace, Clyburn, Hosey, Bamberg, Cobb-Hunter, Brawley, Henderson-Myers, Moore, King, Brown, Alexander, Ridgeway, Wheeler, Norrell, S. Williams, Garvin, R. Williams, Jefferson, Rivers, Parks, Howard, McCravy, Henegan, Bernstein, Thigpen, Wooten, Toole, Gilliam, Weeks
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Stringer
Scrivener's error corrected
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Wheeler, Thigpen
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Tallon, Taylor
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Prefiled
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