South Carolina bill to prohibit abortion-inducing drugs and establish qui tam actions for violations.
The bill, titled "Protections From Abortion-Inducing Drugs Act," aims to prohibit the manufacturing, possession, distribution, mailing, transportation, delivery, or provision of abortion-inducing drugs in South Carolina. It defines "abortion-inducing drugs" as substances intended to terminate a pregnancy with knowledge that it will likely cause the death of the unborn child. The bill allows enforcement exclusively through qui tam actions, where a relator can seek injunctive relief, statutory damages, and attorney's fees.
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