Kansas § 21-5419 Application of certain crimes to an unborn child

Kansas Statutes

§ 21-5419 — Application of certain crimes to an unborn child

Kansas § 21-5419

Ch. 21CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

Art. 54CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5419 (2026).

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(a)As used in this section:

(1)"Abortion" means an abortion as defined by K.S.A. 65-6701, and amendments thereto; and

(2)"unborn child" means a living individual organism of the species homo sapiens, in utero, at any stage of gestation from fertilization to birth.

(b)This section shall not apply to:

(1)Any act committed by the mother of the unborn child;

(2)any medical procedure, including abortion, performed by a physician or other licensed medical professional at the request of the pregnant woman or her legal guardian; or

(3)the lawful dispensation or administration of lawfully prescribed medication.

(c)As used in K.S.A. 21-5401, 21-5402, 21-5403, 21-5404, 21-5405, 21-5406 and subsections (a) and (b) of 21-5413, and amendments thereto, "person" and "human being" also mean an unbo

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(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Abortion" means an abortion as defined by K.S.A. 65-6701, and amendments thereto; and
(2) "unborn child" means a living individual organism of the species homo sapiens, in utero, at any stage of gestation from fertilization to birth.
(b) This section shall not apply to:
(1) Any act committed by the mother of the unborn child;
(2) any medical procedure, including abortion, performed by a physician or other licensed medical professional at the request of the pregnant woman or her legal guardian; or
(3) the lawful dispensation or administration of lawfully prescribed medication.
(c) As used in K.S.A. 21-5401, 21-5402, 21-5403, 21-5404, 21-5405, 21-5406 and subsections (a) and (b) of 21-5413, and amendments thereto, "person" and "human being" also mean an unborn child.
(d) This section shall be known as Alexa's law.