KRS 311.780: Prohibition of abortion after viability -- Exceptions.
Where this section sits in the code
- KRS Chapter 311
No abortion shall be performed or prescribed knowingly after the unborn child may
reasonably be expected to have reached viability, except when necessary to preserve the
life or health of the woman. In those instances where an abortion is performed under t his
section, the person performing the abortion shall take all reasonable steps in keeping with
reasonable medical practices to preserve the life and health of the child, including but not
limited to KRS 311.760(2).
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