21-5419. Application of certain crimes to an unborn child.

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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.