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2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 44 - Health
CHAPTER 41 - ABORTIONS
ARTICLE 1. ABORTIONS GENERALLY- SECTION 44-41-10. Definitions.
- SECTION 44-41-20. Legal Abortions.
- SECTION 44-41-30. Persons from whom consent is required.
- SECTION 44-41-31. Abortion upon minors; consent requirements; support obligations of parent or legal guardian who refuses to give consent for minor's abortion; penalty for false representation.
- SECTION 44-41-32. Petitioning court for right to obtain abortion without consent of parent or legal guardian.
- SECTION 44-41-33. Court order granting or denying minor right to obtain abortion.
- SECTION 44-41-34. Appeals; hearings closed to public; records to be sealed; Supreme Court to adopt rules.
- SECTION 44-41-35. Failure to obtain required consent.
- SECTION 44-41-36. Penalty for failing to conform with requirements of Sections 44-41-10 through 44-41-36 when performing abortion on minor; justified reliance on representations of minors or other persons.
- SECTION 44-41-37. Disclosure of consent requirements when counseling or discussing abortion with minor; brochure for use in counseling pregnant minors.
- SECTION 44-41-40. Certain hospitals or clinics may refuse to perform abortions.
- SECTION 44-41-50. Medical employees shall not be required to aid in abortions; providing necessary aftercare following abortion.
- SECTION 44-41-60. Abortions shall be reported.
- SECTION 44-41-70. Promulgation of rules and regulations for certification of hospitals and other facilities.
- SECTION 44-41-75. Licensing of certain abortion facilities; regulations.
- SECTION 44-41-80. Performing or soliciting unlawful abortion; testimony of woman may be compelled.
- SECTION 44-41-85. Performance of partial-birth abortion by physician; felony; cause of action against physician.
- SECTION 44-41-310. Short title.
- SECTION 44-41-320. Definitions.
- SECTION 44-41-330. Conditions for performance; information requirements; waiting period; minors or mentally incompetent persons; retention of records.
- SECTION 44-41-340. Publication of materials regarding available assistance, etc.
- SECTION 44-41-350. Penalties for noncompliance with this article.
- SECTION 44-41-360. Preservation of anonymity of woman having abortion.
- SECTION 44-41-370. Applicability of article.
- SECTION 44-41-380. Severability of provisions of article.
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