By Mary Green - Live 5 News, 03/11/2022
"...The part of the bill that changes the language from “a male and female who are cohabiting or formerly have cohabited” to “persons who are cohabiting or formerly have cohabited” is to conform with the 2017 South Carolina Supreme Court ruling in Doe v. State, in which the court found that part of the code is unconstitutional because it excludes same-sex relationships..."