Kentucky Bill Prohibiting the Sale of Fetal Tissue (SB 61)

This law was last updated on Jun 28, 2016

State

Kentucky

Number

SB 61

Status

Failed to Pass

Proposed

Jan 7, 2016

Topics

Fetal Tissue, Human Embryo and Fetal Research

Full Bill Text

www.lrc.ky.gov

SB 61 would remove an exemption in the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act to prevent a person or organization from selling fetal tissue obtained from an abortion for profit.

Specifically, the bill would change the definition of the term “decedent.” Current law defies decedent as:

a deceased individual whose body or part is or may be the source of an anatomical gift. The term includes a stillborn infant and subject to restrictions imposed by law other than KRS 311.1911 to 311.1959, a fetus; [however, the term “fetus” does not include a blastocyst, embryo, or fetus that was the subject of an induced abortion]

SB 61 would remove the exemptions for the term fetus.

STATUS

Similar to SB 25.