S0040Introduced in the Senate
In Vitro Fertilization Protection Act
Introduced by Thomas Davis, District 46
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "in Vitro Fertilization Act" By Adding Chapter 140 To Title 44 So As To Add A Definition For "assistive Reproductive Technologies" And To Provide Related Protections To Access These Technologies; And By Adding Section 16-3-100 So As To Provide That A Fertilized Human Egg Or Human Embryo Outside Of The Uterus Of A Human Body Is Not Considered An Unborn Child Or Another Term That Connotes A Human Being For Any Purpose Under State Law.
Where it stands
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
January 14, 2025
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Bill history
Prefiled
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Scrivener's error corrected
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
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