| Last Action | to Health & Welfare (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to abortion and declaring an emergency. |
| Bill Documents |
Bill
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| Impact Statements |
Fiscal Note
Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 1223 |
| Sponsors | J. Fischer, C. Embry Jr., M. Harmon, T. Kerr, S. Lee, T. Moore |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 311.720 to redefine "abortion" and to add definitions of "reasonable judgment," "unborn child," and "woman"; create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to require a physician to perform an obstetric ultrasound and show images to the woman seeking an abortion; create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to provide for an exemption to the ultrasound in case of an emergency and require placing the reason for the emergency in medical records; amend KRS 311.725 to modify the requirements for the giving of informed consent prior to the performance of an abortion; amend KRS 311.765 to mirror the federal prohibition on partial birth abortion; amend KRS 311.990 to provide penalties for violations of specified provisions of the bill; EMERGENCY |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Local Mandate - Abortion, practice, procedure, and prohibited acts Fiscal Note - Abortion, practice, procedure, and prohibited acts Civil Actions - Abortion, practice, procedure, and prohibited acts Civil Procedure - Abortion, practice, procedure, and prohibited acts Civil Rights - Abortion, practice, procedure, and prohibited acts Crimes and Punishments - Abortion, practice, procedure, and prohibited acts Criminal Procedure - Abortion, practice, procedure, and prohibited acts Physicians and Practitioners - Abortion, practice, procedure, and prohibited acts Reproductive Issues - Abortion, practice, procedure, and prohibited acts Women - Abortion, practice, procedure, and prohibited acts |
| 02/03/09 |
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| 02/06/09 |
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