| Last Action | 02/19/25: to Committee on Committees (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to abortion. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Corrections Impact |
| Bill Request Number | 1318 |
| Sponsors | A. Moore, A. Donworth, D. Grossberg, E. Hancock, M. Lehman, J. Watkins |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 311.720, 311.7701, and 311.781 to define terms; amend KRS 311.723, 311.725, 311.727, 311.732, 311.7706, 311.772, 311.780, and 311.782 to allow an abortion when the unborn child has a lethal fetal anomaly and delineate additional medical circumstances for the performance of an abortion; allow an abortion when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest and the gestational age of the fetus is 22 weeks or less; amend KRS 311.800 to provide for an abortion in a publicly owned hospital under certain circumstances; amend KRS 213.101 to add rape or incest to the reporting requirement; amend KRS 311.990 to conform; repeal KRS 311.735, relating to notice to a spouse; provide that the Act may be cited as the Compassionate Care Act. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Corrections Impact - Abortion, lethal fetal abnormality, decriminalization Crimes and Punishments - Abortion, lethal fetal abnormality, decriminalization Crimes and Punishments - Abortion, pregnancy result of rape or incest, decriminalization Crimes and Punishments - Spousal notification, abortion, criminal penalty, elimination Physicians and Practitioners - Abortion prohibition, lethal fetal anomaly, exception Physicians and Practitioners - Abortion prohibition, pregnancy result of rape or incest, exception Physicians and Practitioners - Abortion, lethal fetal anomaly, reporting requirements Reproductive Issues - Abortion prohibition, lethal fetal abnormality, exception Reproductive Issues - Abortion prohibition, pregnancy result of rape or incest, exception Women - Abortion prohibition, lethal fetal anomaly, exception Women - Abortion prohibition, pregnancy result of rape or incest, exception Civil Actions - Spousal notification, abortion, civil cause of action, elimination Short Titles and Popular Names - Compassionate Care Act |
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