S 1335

  • South Carolina Senate Bill
  • 2021-2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate May 12, 2022
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Personhood Act of SC

Abstract

A BILL TO ENACT THE PERSONHOOD ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA; TO AMEND ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO CRIMES AND OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON, BY ADDING TO ARTICLE 1 THAT THE RIGHT TO LIFE FOR EACH BORN AND PREBORN HUMAN BEING IS INHERENT AND UNALIENABLE BEGINNING AT FERTILIZATION, AND TO DEFINE 'PERSON', 'HUMAN', AND 'HUMAN BEING', AND TO AFFIRM THAT NO PERSON SHALL BE DEPRIVED OF LIFE WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OF LAW NOR DENIED THE EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAWS, RIGHTS GUARANTEED BY ARTICLE I, SECTION 3 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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May 12, 2022

Senate

Introduced and read first time

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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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