Bill > SB106

This bill amends Kentucky law to establish strict regulations and penalties related to abortion and abortifacients. The bill defines key terms like "abortifacient" (a drug or substance used to cause an abortion) and "foreign sender" (a person or entity who mails, sends, or prescribes an abortifacient to someone in Kentucky). It establishes criminal penalties for foreign senders who provide abortion-inducing drugs, with potential fines up to $100,000 and classification as a Class C felony. The bill also creates a new civil cause of action that allows a woman who receives an abortifacient to sue the sender, with potential damages of $10,000 per abortion and mandatory court costs. Additionally, the bill adds abortifacients and abortion-inducing drugs to Schedule IV controlled substances. The law includes exceptions for medical procedures necessary to prevent the death or substantial risk of death to a pregnant woman, and it explicitly states that pregnant women cannot be criminally prosecuted for receiving an abortion. The bill's provisions are designed to take effect immediately upon potential future changes to federal abortion laws, such as a Supreme Court decision or constitutional amendment that would restore state authority to restrict abortion.

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/sb106.html