AN ACT relating to exceptions to restrictions on maternal healthcare.

Amend KRS 311.720, 311.7701, 311.781, and 311.787 to define terms; amend KRS 311.723, 311.727, 311.732, 311.735, 311.7706, and 311.782 to allow an abortion when there is a lethal fetal anomaly or the fetus is incompatible with sustained life outside the womb, or when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest and the fetus has not reached viability as determined in the good-faith medical judgment of the physician; amend KRS 311.782 to establish a…

Introduced: January 7, 2025

Last action: January 7, 2025

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This bill, known as Hadley's Law, would create new exceptions to Kentucky's current abortion restrictions in specific circumstances. It would allow abortions when a fetus is diagnosed with a lethal anomaly or is incompatible with life outside the womb, and when a pregnancy results from rape or incest and the fetus has not yet reached viability. The bill also addresses related rules around informed consent, counseling requirements, and the use of public funds in those…

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