H 4395 General Bill, By Fair, Haskins, Simrill and Vaughn

Similar(S 1153)
 A Bill to amend Section 44-41-330, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to information required to be provided to a woman prior to performing
 an abortion, so as to include information regarding research which links
 abortion to breast cancer; and to amend Section 44-41-340, relating to
 materials which must be published by the Department of Health and
 Environmental Control, so as to include in these materials a summary of the
 research linking abortion to breast cancer.

   12/20/95  House  Prefiled
   12/20/95  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs
   01/09/96  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-76
   01/09/96  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-76

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 44-41-330, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED TO A WOMAN PRIOR TO PERFORMING AN ABORTION, SO AS TO INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING RESEARCH WHICH LINKS ABORTION TO BREAST CANCER; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-41-340, RELATING TO MATERIALS WHICH MUST BE PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, SO AS TO INCLUDE IN THESE MATERIALS A SUMMARY OF THE RESEARCH LINKING ABORTION TO BREAST CANCER.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 44-41-330(A)(1) and (2) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 1 of 1995, is amended to read:

"(1) The woman must be informed by the physician who is to perform the abortion or by an allied health professional working in conjunction with the physician of:

(a) the procedure to be involved and by the physician who is to perform the abortion;

(b) of the probable gestational age of the embryo or fetus at the time the abortion is to be performed.;

(c) the research which links abortion to breast cancer.

(2) The woman must be presented by the physician who is to perform the abortion or by an allied health professional working in conjunction with the physician a written form containing the following statement: `You have the right to review printed materials prepared by the State of South Carolina which describe fetal development, list agencies which offer alternatives to abortion, and describe medical assistance benefits which may be available for prenatal care, childbirth, and neonatal care, and summarize the research linking abortion to breast cancer'. This form must be signed and dated by both the physician who is to perform the procedure and the pregnant woman upon whom the procedure is to be performed."

SECTION 2. Section 44-41-340(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 1 of 1995 is amended by adding at the end:

"(6) materials that summarize the research linking abortion to breast cancer."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.