Senate Democrats block bill protecting born-alive abortion survivors

Senate Democrats blocked the advancement of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Jan. 22, halting efforts by Republicans to pass legislation mandating medical care for infants born alive during attempted abortions.

The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act would have mandated that health care providers administer the same level of care to infants born alive after an abortion as they would to any other child born at the same gestational age, CatholicVote reported. It was proposed Jan. 16 by Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Jim Banks (R-Ind.), and was co-sponsored by 39 other Republican senators. -- More...

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