Kentucky House Bill 784 modifies fetal homicide exemptions for abortions and pregnant women

Original title: AN ACT relating to fetal homicide.

Last action · March 6, 2026: to Judiciary (H)Sponsors: Emily Callaway and 2 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Kentucky HB 784 amends laws to remove specific statutory exceptions for lawful abortions and for acts of a pregnant woman that cause the death of her unborn child.

Why it matters

Changes the legal standards and potential criminal liabilities under statutes by eliminating explicit carve-outs for medical procedures and maternal actions.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Health care providers

Specific statutory exemptions from fetal homicide prosecution related to abortions are removed.

Directly affected

Pregnant women

The explicit exemption shielding a pregnant woman from prosecution for acts causing the death of her unborn child is removed.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does House Bill 784 change?

It amends KRS 507A.010 by removing the explicit exemptions from prosecution that previously covered consensual or emergency abortions and acts of a pregnant woman.

How does the bill define an unborn child?

An unborn child is defined as a member of the species homo sapiens from conception onward, without regard to age, health, or condition of dependency.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

2 actions

Mar 6, 2026HouseCommittee
to Judiciary (H)
Feb 27, 2026HouseIntroduced
introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

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