South Carolina
Status of Abortion:
LEGAL
South Carolina law allows abortion up until 22 weeks. A heartbeat bill passed by the state was struck down by the State Supreme Court in January, 2023 for being “arbitrary.”
Status of Abortion:
State Rep. Jonathan Hill introduced the first bill to abolish abortion in South Carolina in 2021. In 2023, State Rep. Rob Harris filed House Bill 3549, the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act.
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Annual Regular Sessions begin in January and end in May
Legislative Deadlines:
Deadlines will be posted as they become available
Action Alert!
South Carolina House Bill 3549 has been introduced by Representative Rob Harris and assigned to the House Judiciary Committee.
Please email the following representatives requesting HB3549 be heard and passed in committee.
- Committee Chair Weston Newton: Click here to send an email (803) 734-3120
- Speaker G. Murrell Smith Jr.: Click here to send an email (803) 734-3125
- Speaker Pro Tem Tommy Pope: Click here to send an email (803) 734-2701
- Committee 1st Vice Chair Jay Jordan: Click here to send an email (803) 734-3114
- Committee 2nd Vice Chair John King: Click here to send an email (803) 212-6873