{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-507a.030","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 507A.030","heading":"Fetal homicide in the second degree.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of fetal homicide in the second degree when:\n(a) With intent to cause serious physical injury to an unborn child or with the\nintent necessary to commit an offense under KRS 507.030(1)(a), he causes the\ndeath of an unborn child; or\n(b) With intent to cause the death of an unborn child or with the intent necessary\nto commit an offense under KRS 507.030(1)(b), he causes the death of an\nunborn child under circumstances which do not constitute fetal homicide in\nthe first degree because he acts  under the influence of extreme emotional\ndisturbance, as defined in KRS 507A.020(1)(a).\n(2) Fetal homicide in the second degree is a Class B felony.","path":["KRS Chapter 507A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19723","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:01Z","sha256":"fb9823339c09ec03efd0628a249830505fe4ca832686893b098b4bb5fe425536","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-507a.020","next":"us-ky/krs-507a.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}