H 5157 South Carolina House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Human Embryos

Summary

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 CONNOTING A HUMAN BEING FOR ANY PURPOSE UNDER STATE LAW.

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Feb 2024

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Introduced Feb 27, 2024 Last action Mar 6, 2024

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Feb 27, 2024

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Feb 27, 2024

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