South Carolina General Assembly120th Session, 2013-2014

S. 875

STATUS INFORMATION

General BillSponsors: Senator GroomsDocument Path: l:\s-res\lkg\019admi.kmm.lkg.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2014Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Medical Affairs

Summary: Abortion

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number 12/17/2013 Senate Prefiled12/17/2013 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs1/14/2014 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal - page 55 )1/14/2014 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal - page 55 )

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/17/2013

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A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 41, TITLE 44 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO ABORTIONS, BY ADDING SECTION 44-41-25, TO PROVIDE THAT A PHYSICIAN PERFORMING AN ABORTION OUTSIDE OF A HOSPITAL MUST HAVE ADMITTING AND STAFF PRIVILEGES AT A LOCAL CERTIFIED HOSPITAL.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 41, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

“Section 44-41-25. Any abortion not performed in a certified hospital may only be performed by the pregnant woman’s attending physician who must have admitting privileges at a local certified hospital and staff privileges to replace on-staff physicians at the certified hospital.”

SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not affect the constitutionality or validity of the remaining portions of this act, the General Assembly hereby declaring that it would have passed this act, and each and every section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, and word thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words hereof may be declared to be unconstitutional, invalid, or otherwise ineffective.

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

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