AN ACT relating to abortion.

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…

Introduced: February 19, 2025

Last action: February 27, 2025

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This bill, called the Compassionate Care Act, would change Kentucky's abortion laws to permit abortions in additional circumstances, including when a fetus has a lethal anomaly, when a pregnancy results from rape or incest and is 22 weeks or less along, and in certain other medical situations. It would also allow abortions to be performed in publicly owned hospitals under specific conditions, remove the requirement that a spouse be notified, and add rape and incest to pregnancy reporting requirements. Who it may affect: people who are pregnant, survivors of rape or incest, and patients facing pregnancies with serious fetal diagnoses.

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