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2022 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 (2022)
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(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.

Validity

For the validity of this section, see Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. Wilson, 26 F.4th 600 (4th Cir. February 22, 2022), vacated by Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. Wilson, 2022 WL 2900658 (4th Cir. July 21, 2022); see Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Org., No. 19-1392, 597 U.S. _, 2022 WL 2276808 (U.S. June 24, 2022).

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