# KRS § 436.026: 436.026 Sale or transfer of viable aborted child for use in experimentation prohibited

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXL_C436_S436.026

## Section

- **Citation:** KRS § 436.026
- **Heading:** 436.026 Sale or transfer of viable aborted child for use in experimentation prohibited
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 436 / Section 436.026

## Text

436.026 Sale or transfer of viable aborted child for use in experimentation

prohibited.

Any person who shall sell, transfer, distribute, or give away any live or viable aborted

child or permits such child to be used for any form of experimentation shall be guilty of a

Class B felony. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as prohibiting

adoption or foster care proceedings pursuant to the provisions of the laws of the

Commonwealth.

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