23RS HB 300

House Bill 300

Actions

Last Action	02/14/23: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to unborn children.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	992
Sponsor	E. Callaway
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 507.010 "person," "human being," "spontaneous miscarriage," and "unborn child"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 507 to allow a prosecution under the chapter where the victim is an unborn child; create a new section of KRS Chapter 507 to describe what qualifies as a lawful medical procedure; create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to define "person," "human being," "spontaneous miscarriage," and "unborn child"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to describe what qualifies as a lawful medical procedure; create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to specify that prosecution is subject to same standards and defenses as if person had been born alive; amend KRS 501.090 to allow coercion or threats to be used as an offense of intentional homicide where the victim is an unborn child; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to give the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction with Commonwealth and county attorneys; amend KRS 439.265 to conform; repeal KRS 507A.010, 507A.020, 507A.030, 507A.040, 507A.050, and 507A.060, related to fetal homicide; establish a short title of Prenatal Equal Protection Act.
Index Headings of Original Version	Crimes and Punishments - Homicide, unborn child Health and Medical Services - Lawful medical procedure, exclusion Health and Medical Services - Spontaneous miscarriage, exclusion Reproductive Issues - Homicide, unborn child Short Titles and Popular Names - Prenatal Equal Protection Act