South Carolina Code 44-41-60. Abortions must be reported
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 44-41-60
- Abortion: means the act of using or prescribing any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to terminate the clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman with knowledge that the termination by those means will, with reasonable likelihood, cause the death of the unborn child. See South Carolina Code 44-41-10
- Consent: means a signed and witnessed voluntary agreement to the performance of an abortion. See South Carolina Code 44-41-10
- Department: means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 44-41-10
- Physician: means a person licensed to practice medicine in this State. See South Carolina Code 44-41-10
Any abortion performed in this State must be reported by the performing physician on the standard form for reporting abortions to the State Registrar, Department of Health and Environmental Control, within seven days after the abortion is performed. The names of the patient and physician may not be reported on the form or otherwise disclosed to the State Registrar. The form must indicate from whom consent was obtained, circumstances waiving consent, and, if an exception was exercised pursuant to § 44-41-640, 44-41-650, or 44-41-660, which exception the physician relied upon in performing or inducing the abortion.