Kansas Statutes 65-67a04. Same; prohibitions; penalty
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-67a04
- Abortion: means an abortion as defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 65-67a01
- Consideration: means :
(A) Any payment made or debt incurred;
(B) any gift, honorarium or recognition of value bestowed;
(C) any price, charge or fee which is waived, forgiven, reduced or indefinitely delayed;
(D) any loan or debt which is canceled or otherwise forgiven; or
(E) the transfer of any item from one person to another or provision of any service or granting of any opportunity for which a charge is customarily made, without charge or for a reduced charge. See Kansas Statutes 65-67a01
- Fetal tissue: means any tissue, cells or organs obtained from a dead human embryo or fetus after an abortion or after a stillbirth. See Kansas Statutes 65-67a01
- Person: means a person as defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 65-67a01
(a) No person shall solicit, offer, knowingly acquire or accept or transfer any fetal tissue for consideration.
(b) No person shall solicit, offer or knowingly acquire or accept or transfer any fetal tissue for the purpose of transplantation of such tissue into another person if:
(1) The fetal tissue will be or is obtained pursuant to an abortion; and
(2) (A) the donation of such fetal tissue will be or is made pursuant to a promise to the donating individual that the donated tissue will be transplanted into a recipient specified by such donating individual;
(B) such fetal tissue will be transplanted into a relative of the donating individual; or
(C) the person who solicits or knowingly acquires or accepts the donation of such fetal tissue has provided consideration for the costs associated with such abortion.
(c) Any person who intentionally, knowingly or recklessly violates this section shall be guilty of a severity level 2, nonperson felony.