KY bills again seek to criminalize abortion, after high-profile case
LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL
Two more bills that would criminalize abortion have been filed in the House: House Bill 714, filed by Rep. Josh Calloway, R-Irvington, which would open the door for homicide charges to be prosecuted in the death of an unborn child, and House Bill 764, filed by Emily Callaway, R-Louisville, which would explicitly allow the prosecution of pregnant women who have an abortion or cause the death of their unborn child.
The bills would supersede Kentucky’s current laws on prenatal homicide and abortion and open up mothers, like the one in Wolfe County, to additional legal liability, with an exception for miscarriages or lifesaving procedures.