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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 507A.030: Fetal homicide in the second degree.

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  1. KRS Chapter 507A

(1) A person is guilty of fetal homicide in the second degree when:

(a) With intent to cause serious physical injury to an unborn child or with the

intent necessary to commit an offense under KRS 507.030(1)(a), he causes the

death of an unborn child; or

(b) With intent to cause the death of an unborn child or with the intent necessary

to commit an offense under KRS 507.030(1)(b), he causes the death of an

unborn child under circumstances which do not constitute fetal homicide in

the first degree because he acts under the influence of extreme emotional

disturbance, as defined in KRS 507A.020(1)(a).

(2) Fetal homicide in the second degree is a Class B felony.

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