AN ACT relating to unborn children.

Short title: Prenatal Equal Protection Act

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 507, relating to criminal homicide, to allow a prosecution where the victim is an unborn child; provide exceptions for spontaneous miscarriages and life-saving medical procedures; amend KRS 507.010 to define terms; create new sections of KRS Chapter 508, relating to assault, to define terms; allow a prosecution where the victim is an unborn child; provide exceptions for spontaneous miscarriages and life-saving medical procedures; create a new section of KRS…

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This bill would allow criminal homicide and assault charges to be filed when the victim is an unborn child at any stage of pregnancy, treating harm to an unborn child similarly to harm to a born person under Kentucky law. It would also give the state Attorney General the power to prosecute such cases alongside local prosecutors. Exceptions are included for spontaneous miscarriages and medical procedures necessary to save the life of the pregnant person. Who it may affect: pregnant Kentuckians, medical providers, and individuals facing criminal charges involving harm to a pregnancy.

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