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2021 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 44 - Health
Chapter 41 - Abortions
Section 44-41-650. Determination of detectable fetal heartbeat prior to abortion; penalties.
Universal Citation: SC Code § 44-41-650 (2021)
(A) Except as provided in Section 44-41-660, no person shall perform, induce, or attempt to perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman before a physician determines in accordance with Section 44-41-630 whether the human fetus the pregnant woman is carrying has a detectable fetal heartbeat.
(B) A person who violates subsection (A) is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined ten thousand dollars, imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 1 (S.1), Section 3, eff February 18, 2021.
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