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SC H4565

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Stephen Frank

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Origin

House of Representatives

126th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Extends South Carolina's wrongful death statute to allow lawsuits for the death of an unborn child at any stage of development
  • Establishes that an abortion performed in violation of the state's abortion restrictions (Article 6, Chapter 41, Title 44) constitutes prima facie evidence entitling parents to bring a wrongful death lawsuit
  • Allows the mother, father, or both parents to bring wrongful death actions for a deceased unborn child, with only the parents as beneficiaries
  • Grants the parent initiating the lawsuit authority to settle wrongful death claims for unborn children, rather than requiring a personal representative or executor as in standard wrongful death cases

Legislative Description

Censure of House member

Last Action

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White

1/20/2026

Committee Referrals

Ethics12/16/2025

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