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SC Code § 44-41-480 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 41 - Abortions|Section 44-41-480. Construction against implicit repeal of existing law.

 This article must not be construed to repeal, by implication or otherwise, Section 44-41-20 or any otherwise applicable provision of South Carolina law regulating or restricting abortion. An abortion that complies with this article but violates the provisions of Section 44-41-20 or any otherwise applicable provision of South Carolina law must be considered unlawful as provided in such provision. An abortion that complies with the provisions of Section 44-41-20 or any otherwise applicable provision of South Carolina law regulating or restricting abortion but violates this article must be considered unlawful as provided in this article. If some or all of the provisions of this article are ever temporarily or permanently restrained or enjoined by judicial order, all other provisions of South Carolina law regulating or restricting abortion must be enforced as though such restrained or enjoined provisions had not been adopted; provided, however, that whenever such temporary or permanent restraining order of injunction is stayed or dissolved, or otherwise ceases to have effect, such provisions shall have full force and effect.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 183 (H.3114), Section 1, eff May 25, 2016.
SC Code § 44-41-610 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 41 - Abortions|Section 44-41-610. Definitions.

 As used in this article:  (1) "Conception" means fertilization.  (2) "Contraceptive" means a drug, device, or chemical that prevents conception.  (3) "Fetal heartbeat" means cardiac activity, or the steady and repetitive rhythmic contraction of the fetal heart, within the gestational sac.  (4) "Gestational age" means the age of an unborn human individual as calculated from the first day of the last menstrual period of a pregnant woman.  (5) "Gestational sac" means the structure that comprises the extraembryonic membranes that envelop the human fetus and that is typically visible by ultrasound after the fourth week of pregnancy.  (6) "Human fetus" or "unborn child" each means an individual organism of the species homo sapiens from fertilization until live birth.  (7) "Intrauterine pregnancy" means a pregnancy in which a human fetus is attached to the placenta within the uterus of a pregnant woman.  (8) "Medical emergency" means a condition that, by any reasonable medical judgment, so complicates the medical condition of a pregnant woman that it necessitates the immediate abortion of her pregnancy to avert her death without first determining whether there is a detectable fetal heartbeat or for which the delay necessary to determine whether there is a detectable fetal heartbeat will create serious risk of a substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function, not including psychological or emotional conditions. A condition must not be considered a medical emergency if based on a claim or diagnosis that a woman will engage in conduct that she intends to result in her death or in a substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function.  (9) "Physician" means any person licensed to practice medicine and surgery, or osteopathic medicine and surgery, in this State.  (10) "Reasonable medical judgment" means a medical judgment that would be made by a reasonably prudent physician who is knowledgeable about the case and the treatment possibilities with respect to the medical conditions involved.  (11) "Spontaneous miscarriage" means the natural or accidental termination of a pregnancy and the expulsion of the human fetus, typically caused by genetic defects in the human fetus or physical abnormalities in the pregnant woman.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 1 (S.1), Section 3, eff February 18, 2021.
SC Code § 44-41-620 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 41 - Abortions|Section 44-41-620. Effect of court judgment or order; enforcement.

 (A) A court judgment or order suspending enforcement of any provision of this chapter is not to be regarded as tantamount to repeal of that provision.  (B) If the United States Supreme Court issues a decision overruling Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), any other court issues an order or judgment restoring, expanding, or clarifying the authority of states to prohibit or regulate abortion entirely or in part, or an amendment is ratified to the Constitution of the United States restoring, expanding, or clarifying the authority of states to prohibit or regulate abortion entirely or in part, then the Attorney General may apply to the pertinent state or federal court for either or both of the following:  (1) a declaration that any one or more of the statutory provisions specified in subsection (A) are constitutional; or  (2) a judgment or order lifting an injunction against the enforcement of any one or more of the statutory provisions specified in subsection (A).  (C) If the Attorney General fails to apply for relief pursuant to subsection (B) within a thirty-day period after an event described in that subsection occurs, then any solicitor may apply to the appropriate state or federal court for such relief.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 1 (S.1), Section 3, eff February 18, 2021.
SC Code § 44-41-630 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 41 - Abortions|Section 44-41-630. Obstetric ultrasound; display of images; recording written medical description of images of fetal heartbeat.

 An abortion provider who is to perform or induce an abortion, a certified technician, or another agent of the abortion provider who is competent in ultrasonography shall:  (1) perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman, using whichever method the physician and pregnant woman agree is best under the circumstances;  (2) during the performance of the ultrasound, display the ultrasound images so that the pregnant woman may view the images; and  (3) record a written medical description of the ultrasound images of the unborn child's fetal heartbeat, if present and viewable.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 1 (S.1), Section 3, eff February 18, 2021.
SC Code § 44-41-640 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 41 - Abortions|Section 44-41-640. Abortion provider shall make fetal heartbeat audible for pregnant woman to hear.

 If a pregnancy is at least eight weeks after fertilization, then the abortion provider who is to perform or induce an abortion, or an agent of the abortion provider, shall tell the woman that it may be possible to make the embryonic or fetal heartbeat of the unborn child audible for the pregnant woman to hear and shall ask the woman if she would like to hear the heartbeat. If the woman would like to hear the heartbeat, then the abortion provider shall, using whichever method the physician and patient agree is best under the circumstances, make the fetal heartbeat of the unborn child audible for the pregnant woman to hear.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 1 (S.1), Section 3, eff February 18, 2021.
SC Code § 44-41-650 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 41 - Abortions|Section 44-41-650. Determination of detectable fetal heartbeat prior to abortion; penalties.

 (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.
SC Code § 44-41-660 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 41 - Abortions|Section 44-41-660. Exception for medical emergency; written notations in medical records.

 (A) Section 44-41-650 does not apply to a physician who performs or induces an abortion if the physician determines according to standard medical practice that a medical emergency exists that prevents compliance with the section.  (B) A physician who performs or induces an abortion on a pregnant woman based on the exception in subsection (A) shall make written notations in the pregnant woman's medical records of the following:  (1) the physician's belief that a medical emergency necessitating the abortion existed;  (2) the medical condition of the pregnant woman that assertedly prevented compliance with Section 44-41-650; and  (3) the medical rationale to support the physician's conclusion that the pregnant woman's medical condition necessitated the immediate abortion of her pregnancy to avert her death.  (C) For at least seven years from the date the notations are made, the physician shall maintain in his own records a copy of the notations.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 1 (S.1), Section 3, eff February 18, 2021.
SC Code § 44-41-670 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 41 - Abortions|Section 44-41-670. No violation of Section 44-41-650 if no fetal heartbeat detected.

 A physician is not in violation of Section 44-41-650 if the physician acts in accordance with Section 44-41-630 and the method used to test for the presence of a fetal heartbeat does not reveal a fetal heartbeat.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 1 (S.1), Section 3, eff February 18, 2021.
SC Code § 44-41-680 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 41 - Abortions|Section 44-41-680. Performance of abortion prohibited if fetal heartbeat detected; exceptions; physician required to notify law enforcement after performing abortion in certain circumstances; penalties.

 (A) Except as provided in subsection (B), no person shall perform, induce, or attempt to perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman with the specific intent of causing or abetting the termination of the life of the human fetus the pregnant woman is carrying and whose fetal heartbeat has been detected in accordance with Section 44-41-630.  (B) A physician may perform, induce, or attempt to perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman after a fetal heartbeat has been detected in accordance with Section 44-41-630 only if:  (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape, and the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is fewer than twenty weeks;  (2) the pregnancy is the result of incest, and the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is fewer than twenty weeks;  (3) the physician is acting in accordance with Section 44-41-690; or  (4) there exists a fetal anomaly, as defined in Section 44-41-430.  (C) A physician who performs or induces an abortion on a pregnant woman based on the exception in either subsection (B)(1) or (2) must report the allegation of rape or incest to the sheriff in the county in which the abortion was performed. The report must be made no later than twenty-four hours after performing or inducing the abortion, may be made orally or otherwise, and shall include the name and contact information of the pregnant woman making the allegation. Prior to performing or inducing an abortion, a physician who performs or induces an abortion based upon an allegation of rape or incest must notify the pregnant woman that the physician will report the allegation of rape or incest to the sheriff. The physician shall make written notations in the pregnant woman's medical records that the abortion was performed pursuant to the applicable exception, that the doctor timely notified the sheriff of the allegation of rape or incest, and that the woman was notified prior to the abortion that the physician would notify the sheriff of the allegation of rape or incest.  (D) 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.
SC Code § 44-41-690 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 41 - Abortions|Section 44-41-690. Exceptions to prevent death or serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function; written documentation required.

 (A) Section 44-41-680 does not apply to a physician who performs a medical procedure that, by any reasonable medical judgment, is designed or intended to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or to prevent the serious risk of a substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman.  (B) A physician who performs a medical procedure as described in subsection (A) shall declare, in a written document, that the medical procedure was necessary, by reasonable medical judgment, to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or to prevent the serious risk of a substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman. In the document, the physician shall specify the pregnant woman's medical condition that the medical procedure was asserted to address and the medical rationale for the physician's conclusion that the medical procedure was necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or to prevent the serious risk of a substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman.  (C) A physician who performs a medical procedure as described in subsection (A) shall place the written document required by subsection (B) in the pregnant woman's medical records. For at least seven years from the date the document is created, the physician shall maintain a copy of the document in his own records.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 1 (S.1), Section 3, eff February 18, 2021.
SC Code § 44-41-700 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 41 - Abortions|Section 44-41-700. No violation of Section 44-41-680 if no fetal heartbeat detected.

 A physician is not in violation of Section 44-41-680 if the physician acts in accordance with Section 44-41-630 and the method used to test for the presence of a fetal heartbeat does not reveal a fetal heartbeat.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 1 (S.1), Section 3, eff February 18, 2021.
SC Code § 44-41-710 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 41 - Abortions|Section 44-41-710. Construction and application of article.

 This article must not be construed to repeal, by implication or otherwise, Section 44-41-20 or any otherwise applicable provision of South Carolina law regulating or restricting abortion. An abortion that complies with this article but violates the provisions of Section 44-41-20 or any otherwise applicable provision of South Carolina law must be considered unlawful as provided in such provision. An abortion that complies with the provisions of Section 44-41-20 or any otherwise applicable provision of South Carolina law regulating or restricting abortion but violates this article must be considered unlawful as provided in this article. If some or all of the provisions of this article are ever temporarily or permanently restrained or enjoined by judicial order, all other provisions of South Carolina law regulating or restricting abortion must be enforced as though such restrained or enjoined provisions had not been adopted; provided, however, that whenever such temporary or permanent restraining order or injunction is stayed or dissolved, or otherwise ceases to have effect, such provisions shall have full force and effect.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 1 (S.1), Section 3, eff February 18, 2021.
SC Code § 44-41-720 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 41 - Abortions|Section 44-41-720. Contraceptives not affected by this article.

 Nothing in this article prohibits the sale, use, prescription, or administration of a drug, device, or chemical that is designed for contraceptive purposes.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 1 (S.1), Section 3, eff February 18, 2021.
SC Code § 44-41-730 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 41 - Abortions|Section 44-41-730. Pregnant woman not subject to criminal prosecution for violating any provisions of this article.

 A pregnant woman on whom an abortion is performed or induced in violation of this article may not be criminally prosecuted for violating any of the provisions of this article or for attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or acting complicitly in committing a violation of any of the provisions of the article and is not subject to a civil or criminal penalty based on the abortion being performed or induced in violation of any of the provisions of this article.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 1 (S.1), Section 3, eff February 18, 2021.
SC Code § 44-41-740 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 41 - Abortions|Section 44-41-740. Civil action; damages; attorney's fees.

 (A) A woman who meets any one or more of the following criteria may file a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction:  (1) a woman on whom an abortion was performed or induced in violation of this article; or  (2) a woman on whom an abortion was performed or induced who was not given the information provided in Section 44-41-330.  (B) A woman who prevails in an action filed pursuant to subsection (A) shall receive the following from the person who committed the act or acts described in subsection (A):  (1) damages in an amount equal to ten thousand dollars or an amount determined by the trier of fact after consideration of the evidence; and  (2) court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.  (C) If the defendant in an action filed pursuant to subsection (A) prevails and the court finds that the commencement of the action constitutes frivolous conduct and that the defendant was adversely affected by the frivolous conduct, then the court shall award reasonable attorney's fees to the defendant; provided, however, that a conclusion of frivolousness cannot rest upon the unconstitutionality of the provision that was allegedly violated.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 1 (S.1), Section 3, eff February 18, 2021.
SC Code § 44-43-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 43 - Dispositions Of Human Bodies And Parts; Post-mortem Examinations|Section 44-43-10. Applicability of implied warranties of merchantability and fitness.

 The implied warranties of merchantability and fitness are not applicable to a contract for the sale, procurement, processing, distribution, or use of human tissues including, but not limited to, corneas, bones or organs, whole blood, plasma, blood products, or blood derivatives. Human tissue, whole blood, plasma, blood products, and blood derivatives must not be considered commodities subject to sale or barter, and the transplanting, injection, transfusion, or other transfer of these substances into the human body are considered a medical service.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-559; 1968 (55) 2670; 2006 Act No. 334, Section 1, eff June 2, 2006; 2009 Act No. 4, Section 1, eff May 6, 2009.
SC Code § 44-43-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 43 - Dispositions Of Human Bodies And Parts; Post-mortem Examinations|Section 44-43-20. Age restrictions for blood donors; parental permission.

 (A) A person may lawfully donate blood if he is:  (1) at least seventeen years of age; or  (2) sixteen years of age and has the written consent of his parent or guardian.  (B) A person under eighteen years of age may not sell blood.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-560; 1971 (57) 71; 1976 Act No. 549, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 334, Section 1, eff June 2, 2006; 2008 Act No. 186, Section 1, eff March 31, 2008; 2009 Act No. 4, Section 1, eff May 6, 2009.
SC Code § 44-43-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 43 - Dispositions Of Human Bodies And Parts; Post-mortem Examinations|Section 44-43-30. Donor gift forms and accompanying information.

 Whenever a person applies for the issuance, reissuance, or renewal of any class of driver's license, the Department of Motor Vehicles is authorized to furnish that person with a form, sufficient under the provisions of Article 5, the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, for the gift of all or part of the donor's body conditioned upon the donor's death and a document containing a summary description and explanation of the act. If a person who is legally authorized desires to execute such a gift, the department may provide that person with appropriate assistance and the presence of the legally required number of witnesses.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 202; 1980 Act No. 347, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1105; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 66; 2006 Act No. 334, Section 1, eff June 2, 2006; 2009 Act No. 4, Section 1, eff May 6, 2009.
SC Code § 44-43-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 43 - Dispositions Of Human Bodies And Parts; Post-mortem Examinations|Section 44-43-40. Notification of donation on driver's license.

 Donations and gifts of all or part of a person's body made at the time of application, issuance, reissuance, or renewal of a driver's license pursuant to this chapter must be noted on the person's driver's license. After a driver's license has been issued, reissued, or renewed, the department shall issue to each person who has notified the department that he is a donor under the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act a suitable emblem embedded within the person's driver's license to indicate his status as a donor. The department is not the registry of anatomical gifts.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 202; 1980 Act No. 347, Section 2; 1984 Act No. 412, Section 1; 1998 Act No. 289, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 334, Section 1, eff June 2, 2006; 2009 Act No. 4, Section 1, eff May 6, 2009.
SC Code § 44-43-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 43 - Dispositions Of Human Bodies And Parts; Post-mortem Examinations|Section 44-43-50. Immunity.

 The Department of Motor Vehicles, its officers, and employees are immune from any civil liability for any acts or omissions in carrying out the provisions of Section 44-43-40.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 412, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1106; 2006 Act No. 334, Section 1, eff June 2, 2006; 2009 Act No. 4, Section 1, eff May 6, 2009.
SC Code § 44-43-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 43 - Dispositions Of Human Bodies And Parts; Post-mortem Examinations|Section 44-43-60. Citation of article.

 This article may be cited as the Bone Marrow Donor Act.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 505, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 334, Section 1, eff June 2, 2006.
SC Code § 44-43-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 43 - Dispositions Of Human Bodies And Parts; Post-mortem Examinations|Section 44-43-70. Bone marrow donor programs established; purpose; dissemination of information; recruitment of donors.

 (A) Bone marrow donor programs are established within the Medical University of South Carolina and within the University of South Carolina, School of Medicine. The purpose of each program is to educate citizens of the State about:  (1) the need for bone marrow donors;  (2) the procedures required to become registered as a potential bone marrow donor, including the procedures for determining the person's tissue type; and  (3) the medical procedures a donor must undergo to donate bone marrow.  (B) Special efforts must be made to educate and recruit minorities to volunteer as potential bone marrow donors. Dissemination of information and recruitment of bone marrow donors may be accomplished through use of the press, radio, and television, through the placement of educational materials in appropriate health care facilities, blood banks, and state and local agencies, and through any other means of public dissemination. The Medical University of South Carolina and the University of South Carolina, School of Medicine, in conjunction with the Department of Motor Vehicles, shall make educational materials available at all places where drivers' licenses are issued or renewed.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 505, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1107; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 67; 1998 Act No. 289, Section 2; 2006 Act No. 334, Section 1, eff June 2, 2006.