HB690
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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…
Introduced: February 20, 2026
Last action: February 23, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would allow criminal homicide and assault charges to be filed when an unborn child is the victim of a crime, placing unborn children under the same legal protections as other victims in those statutes. It would repeal the existing fetal homicide laws and replace them with this new framework, while making exceptions for spontaneous miscarriages and medical procedures performed to save the life of the mother. The Attorney General would also gain the…
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