HB646
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Amend KRS 218A.100 to place an abortion-inducing drug in Schedule IV; amend KRS 218A.1413 to include an abortion-inducing drug in the offense of trafficking in a controlled substance in the second degree; amend KRS 218A.1415 to include an abortion-inducing drug in the offense of possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, except when in the possession of a pregnant woman for her own personal use; create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A…
Introduced: February 13, 2026
Last action: February 23, 2026
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This bill would place abortion-inducing drugs under Kentucky's controlled substances law, making it a crime to traffic in or possess such drugs, with a limited exception for a pregnant woman using them for her own personal use. It would also create new criminal offenses related to medically assisted aid in dying and increase penalties for certain acts of assisted suicide. Additionally, it would establish a new civil lawsuit option for people who claim they were…
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