Kansas · Kansas Statutes Annotated — Chapter 22, Criminal Procedure

K.S.A. Ch. 22 § 22-4009: Procedure when convict appears to be pregnant

What this law says, in plain English

When a death-sentenced inmate appears pregnant, physicians must examine her. If pregnant, execution is postponed until after birth or pregnancy ends, then rescheduled by court warrant.

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