Highlights:

• Establishes requirements for a person to perform an abortion for a minor (Sec. 1).

• Specifies information that the court should concern to grant a minor’s petition to self-consent to an abortion (Sec. 1).

• Requires all hearings on the merits of the petition to be confidential (Sec. 1).

• Exempts a pregnant patient who attempts or conducts a drug-induced abortion from a criminal penalty (Sec. 3).

• Specifies the eligibility and responsibilities of a qualified physician providing an abortion-inducing drug (Sec. 7).

• Requires an informed consent of the patient prior to providing an abortion-inducing drug (Sec. 8).

• Specifies the eligibility of an Abortion-Inducing Drug Certification for pharmacies, manufacturers, and distributors of abortion-inducing drugs (Sec. 16).

• Authorizes the parents’ right to determine whether to take or relinquish the responsibility of the final disposition of the fetal remains (Sec. 22).

• Requires each prescription whose indication is the induction of abortion to be reported to the Vital Statistics Branch (Sec. 29).

• Prohibits abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy (Sec. 32).

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Vetoed by Governor Andy Beshear

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with senate amendments and pass a bill that increases various abortion restrictions.

Highlights:

• Establishes requirements for a person to perform an abortion for a minor (Sec. 1).

• Specifies information that the court should concern to grant a minor’s petition to self-consent to an abortion (Sec. 1).

• Requires all hearings on the merits of the petition to be confidential (Sec. 1).

• Exempts a pregnant patient who attempts or conducts a drug-induced abortion from a criminal penalty (Sec. 3).

• Specifies the eligibility and responsibilities of a qualified physician providing an abortion-inducing drug (Sec. 7).

• Requires an informed consent of the patient prior to providing an abortion-inducing drug (Sec. 8).

• Specifies the eligibility of an Abortion-Inducing Drug Certification for pharmacies, manufacturers, and distributors of abortion-inducing drugs (Sec. 16).

• Authorizes the parents’ right to determine whether to take or relinquish the responsibility of the final disposition of the fetal remains (Sec. 22).

• Requires each prescription whose indication is the induction of abortion to be reported to the Vital Statistics Branch (Sec. 29).

• Prohibits abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy (Sec. 32).

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