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Although a bill to protect babies who survive abortion made it through the House, it failed in the Senate as every single Democrat voted against it.
From CBN. Every single Senate Democrat voted against a measure on Wednesday that would have required life-saving treatment for babies who have been born alive after surviving an abortion.
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The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act failed because three-fifths of the Senate majority, or 60 votes, were not acquired. The motion to move the bill forward, a process known as cloture, failed with a vote of 52-47. …
As CBN News reported, The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act would require doctors and healthcare workers to provide the same medical care to infants surviving abortions as infants born during normal childbirth.
Currently, there is federal legislation to ensure babies surviving an abortion get medical assistance, but there is no criminal enforcement to punish those who refuse to provide lifesaving care, Life News reports.
Republican Sen. James Lankford (OK), Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL), and Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) introduced the bill just days before March for Life, the nation’s largest annual pro-life demonstration.
“No child should be denied medical care simply because they are ‘unwanted.’ Today, if an abortion procedure fails and a child is born alive, doctors can just ignore the crying baby on the table and watch them slowly die of neglect. That’s not an abortion, that’s infanticide,” said Senator Lankford. …
Just because a baby can’t defend herself, doesn’t mean she’s disposable—it means she’s vulnerable. My bill would have protected the lives of the most vulnerable. pic.twitter.com/FJP3Tf7Ft3
— Sen. James Lankford (@SenatorLankford) January 22, 2025
Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is one of the bill’s many co-sponsors.
“This shouldn’t be a controversial bill,” he said before the vote. “We should all be able to agree that a baby born alive after an attempted abortion must be protected. And yet, I fully expect today that my Democratic colleagues will vote not on this legislation.” …
A baby born alive after an attempted abortion should be entitled to the same protection and medical care that any other newborn baby is entitled to.
This shouldn’t be a controversial bill. pic.twitter.com/tq2wqpNpeC
— Leader John Thune (@LeaderJohnThune) January 22, 2025
House Republicans passed their version of the bill when they retook control in 2023 and reintroduced it earlier this month. …
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(Excerpt from CBN. Photo Credit: EL Evangelista/Pexels)