S0474 - Abortion - Fetal Heartbeat

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Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Article 6 Of Chapter 41, Title 44, Relating To The Fetal Heartbeat And Protection From Abortion Act, So As To Provide That Abortions May Not Be Performed In This State After A Fetal Heartbeat Has Been Detected, With Exceptions For Medical Emergencies, Rape, Incest, Or Fatal Fetal Anomalies; To Change Certain Definitional Terms; To Create Criminal Penalties; To Establish Certain Recordkeeping And Record Retention Requirements For Physicians And Owners Of Medical Records; To Require Physicians To Report Certain Allegations Of Rape Or Incest To Law Enforcement; To Prohibit Criminal Prosecution Of Any Woman Who Seeks Or Obtains An Abortion; To Create A Civil Right Of Action By Certain Individuals For Violations Of The Article; To Require Professional Discipline Against Physicians In Certain Circumstances; And For Other Purposes; By Adding Sections 44-41-90, 63-17-325, And 38-71-146 So As To Prohibit The Use Of State Funding For Abortion-related Expenses, To Require Child Support From The Date Of Conception, And To Require Health Insurance Plans To Provide Coverage For Contraceptives, Respectively; By Amending Sections 44-41-10, 44-41-60, 44-41-70, 44-41-80, And 44-41-330, All Relating To Abortion, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Requiring The Public Employee Benefit Authority And The State Health Plan To Provide Coverage For Contraceptives; By Authorizing The President Of The Senate And The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives To Intervene On Behalf Of Their Respective Body In Certain Court Actions; By Repealing Section 2 Of Act 1 Of 2021, Section 44-41-20, And Article 5, Chapter 41, Title 44 All Relating To Abortion; And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title