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SC H3012
Bill
Status
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Pope
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AI Summary
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Prohibits South Carolina state and local governments from requiring pregnancy centers to perform abortions, provide abortion-inducing drugs or contraception, or make referrals for these services
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Prevents government entities from requiring pregnancy centers to post materials promoting abortion or contraception, or from mandating they counsel in favor of these options
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Protects pregnancy centers from being barred from providing prenatal/postnatal resources, medical testing, or counseling solely because they do not offer abortion-related services
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Allows medical pregnancy centers to counsel women on treatments that may reverse the effects of abortion-inducing drugs
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Creates a private right of action allowing aggrieved parties to sue for violations, with minimum damages of $10,000 plus treble actual damages and attorney's fees
Legislative Description
Pregnancy CARE Act
Last Action
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell, Rankin, Long, Oremus, Gibson, Lawson, Burns, Edgerton
1/28/2025