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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 311.780: Prohibition of abortion after viability -- Exceptions.

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  1. 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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