H 3697 General Bill, By Davenport and Delleney
Similar (S 0313, H 3284, H 3815)
Summary: Right to Life Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO ENACT THE "RIGHT TO LIFE ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA" WHICH ESTABLISHES THAT THE RIGHT TO LIFE FOR EACH BORN AND PREBORN HUMAN BEING VESTS AT FERTILIZATION, AND THAT THE RIGHTS OF DUE PROCESS AND EQUAL PROTECTION, GUARANTEED BY ARTICLE I, SECTION 3 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE, VEST AT FERTILIZATION FOR EACH BORN AND PREBORN HUMAN PERSON; AND TO DEFINE "HUMAN BEING" OR "HUMAN PERSON" AS EVERY MEMBER OF THE SPECIES HOMO SAPIENS AT ALL STAGES OF LIFE, INCLUDING AT FERTILIZATION.
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03/13/07	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-44
03/13/07	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-45