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The U.S. Senate plans to hold a roll call vote on protecting infants accidentally born alive during an abortion. According to a February 14 press release<\/a> issued by Senator Ben Sasse’s office, the vote will take place on February 25th. Sasse authored the \u00a0Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act<\/a>, which “would protect newborns that survive botched abortions by requiring appropriate care and admission to a hospital,” according to the press release.<\/p>\n

On February 5, Sasse had called for a “unanimous consent vote” on the bill, which was derailed by a single pro-abortion lawmaker<\/a>, Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.). Murray objected, claiming, “We have laws against infanticide in this country.” While it is, of course, illegal to kill a newborn child, when it comes to abortion<\/em>, the idea of consistency frequently goes out the window, so to speak. Babies have been either directly killed or left to die<\/a> without any medical intervention after abortions.\u00a0LifeSite News noted<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0“since the original Born-Alive Bill became law, undercover investigations have revealed how abortionists violate it by\u00a0letting babies \u201cexpire\u201d<\/a>\u00a0or by not giving them legally-mandated\u00a0life-saving care<\/a>\u00a0when they survive a late-term abortion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though the Born Alive Infants Protection Act was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002, these infants are essentially still left unprotected until penalties are attached, as well as requirements that medical care be provided. Sen.\u00a0Sasse’s bill would do both. As his press release notes, “Currently, federal law does not adequately protect a born child who survives an abortion.\u00a0On January 22, 2019, New York repealed protections (section 4164 of the state’s public health law) for an infant born alive during an abortion.”<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Planned Parenthood reportedly tells mother: We will \u2018break the baby\u2019s neck\u2019 if he\u2019s born alive<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Data from the Centers for Disease Control proves<\/a>, that babies are still born alive during abortions, as does data released by various states<\/a> including\u00a0Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sasse stated with regard to the upcoming vote, “A lot of Senators spend a lot of time telling people how they fight for the little guy. Well, here\u2019s the chance for them to prove it. We\u2019re going to have a vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act and everyone is going to have to put their name by their vote.” He added, “It\u2019s cowardly for a politician to say they\u2019ll fight for the little guy but only if the little guy isn\u2019t an actual seven-pound baby who\u2019s fighting for life.”<\/p>\n

Recent polling shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans — 77 percent<\/a> — want to see legal protections in place for children that survive abortions.\u00a0According to a report<\/a> from Americans United for Life, 19 states currently have no protections in place for abortion survivors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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