AN ACT relating to abortion.
Summary
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 for an abortion in a publicly owned hospital under certain circumstances; amend KRS 213.101 to add rape or incest to the reporting requirement and remove identified reports; amend KRS 311.990 to conform; repeal KRS 311.735, relating to notice to a spouse; provide that the Act may be cited as the Compassionate Care Act.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2026
Last action Mar 10, 2026
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Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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