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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · March 10, 2026

To Judiciary (H)

Introduced March 3, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB831

AN ACT relating to abortion.

Short title: Compassionate Care Act

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, 311.782, and 311.783 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…

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This bill, called the Compassionate Care Act, would change Kentucky's current abortion laws to allow abortions in additional circumstances. These include cases where the fetus has a lethal condition that would prevent survival, when a pregnancy results from rape or incest and is no further than 22 weeks along, and in certain other medical situations. It would also allow abortions to be performed in publicly owned hospitals under specific conditions and remove the current requirement…

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