{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-311.7711","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 311.7711","heading":"Effect of court order suspending enforcement -- Application to court","body":"concerning constitutionality or injunction -- Severability.\n(1) It is the intent of the General Assembly  that a court judgment or order\nsuspending enforcement of any provision of KRS  311.7701 to 311.7711 is not\nto be regarded as tantamount to repeal of that provision.\n(2) (a) After the issuance of a decision by the Supreme  Court of the United\nStates overruling Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), the issuance of any\nother court order or judgment restoring, expanding, or clarifying the\nauthority of states to prohibit or regulate abortion entirely or in part, or the\neffective date of an amendment  to the Constitution of the United States\nrestoring, expanding, or clarifying the authority of states to prohibit or\nregulate abortion entirely or in part, the Attorney General may apply to the\npertinent state or federal court for either or both of the following:\n1. A  declaration that any one  (1) or more  sections specified in\nsubsection (1) of this section are constitutional; or\n2. A judgment or order lifting an injunction against the enforcement of\nany  one (1) or more sections specified in subsection (1) of this\nsection.\n(b) If the Attorney General fails to apply for the relief described in paragraph\n(a) of this subsection within thirty (30) days of an event described in\nparagraph (a) of this subsection, any Commonwealth  or county attorney\nmay  apply to the appropriate state or federal court for such relief.\n(3) If any provision of KRS  311.7701 to 311.7711 is held invalid, or if the\napplication of such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the\ninvalidity of that provision does not affect any other provisions or applications of\nKRS  311.7701 to 311.7711 that can be given effect without the invalid\nprovision or application, and to this end the provisions of KRS  311.7701 to\n311.7711 are severable as provided in KRS  446.090. In particular, it is the\nintent of the General Assembly that:\n(a) Any  invalidity or potential invalidity of a provision of KRS  311.7701 to\n311.7711 is not to impair the immediate and continuing enforceability of\nthe remaining provisions; and\n(b) The provisions of KRS  311.7701 to 311.7711 are not to have the effect of\nrepealing or limiting any other laws of this state, except as specified by\nKRS  311.7701 to 311.7711.","path":["KRS Chapter 311"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=48508","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:06Z","sha256":"adca18f648fae039aaea37cfd4d6b867c9f83f5dfd7331f788df87815281baaf","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-311.7710","next":"us-ky/krs-311.772"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}