South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

South Carolina House Bill H3107 Compare Versions

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11 South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026
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99 A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-100 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FERTILIZED HUMAN EGGS OR HUMAN EMBRYOS THAT EXIST IN ANY FORM OUTSIDE OF THE UTERUS OF A HUMAN BODY ARE NOT CONSIDERED AN UNBORN CHILD OR OTHER TERM CONNOTATING A HUMAN BEING FOR ANY PURPOSE UNDER STATE LAW. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 16 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: Section 16-3-100. Any fertilized human egg or human embryo that exists in any form outside of the uterus of a human body shall not, under any circumstance, be considered an unborn child, a minor child, an unborn person, an unborn fetus, a natural person, or any other term that connotes a human being for any purpose under state law including, but not limited, under any provision of Chapter 3, Title 16 or Chapter 41, Title 44. SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. ----XX----
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3131 TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-100 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FERTILIZED HUMAN EGGS OR HUMAN EMBRYOS THAT EXIST IN ANY FORM OUTSIDE OF THE UTERUS OF A HUMAN BODY ARE NOT CONSIDERED AN UNBORN CHILD OR OTHER TERM CONNOTATING A HUMAN BEING FOR ANY PURPOSE UNDER STATE LAW.
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3535 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
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3939 SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 16 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
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5151 This web page was last updated on December 06, 2024 at 10:07 AM