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On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 16<\/a> into law, codifying legal protection for infants born alive in botched abortions. HB 16, the Texas Born-Alive Infant Protection Act<\/a>, will go into effect September 1, 2019.<\/p>\n

Hearings for the bill were delayed earlier this year when four female Democrat lawmakers refused to attend on the day of testimony from abortion survivors<\/a> Gianna Jessen and Claire Culwell.<\/p>\n

The law establishes a relationship between a child born alive in an attempted abortion and the abortionist who attempted the abortion, stating<\/a>, \u201cThe physician must exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of the child as a reasonably diligent and conscientious physician would render to any other child born alive at the same gestational age.\u201d Anyone who violates the law by withholding appropriate life-saving care can face felony charges in addition to a civil penalty.<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0CDC data proves babies still being born alive during abortions<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Similar legislation protecting babies born alive in attempted abortions was vetoed by the governor of North Carolina<\/a> earlier this month. While there is a federal law, the\u00a02002 Born Alive Infants Protection Act<\/a>, the legislation does not enforce any penalties for abortionists who fail to comply with the law, and the 2002 measure does not mandate life-saving treatment for abortion survivors. Despite the clear lack of any penalties or requirement in the federal law, pro-abortion politicians continue to insist that no further protections are needed for abortion survivors. The U.S. House of Representatives has refused dozens of times to bring a similar bill to the floor for a vote this legislative session.<\/p>\n

As Live Action has previously reported,\u00a0babies are still being born alive<\/a>\u00a0in attempted abortions, according to the Centers for Disease Control, which reports that at least\u00a0143 babies died after being born alive during abortions<\/a>\u00a0between 2003 and 2014. The true figure, they say, is likely even higher.<\/p>\n

In a press release from the advocacy group Texas Values Action, Senior Policy Analyst Nicole Hudgens said, \u201cWith the signing of this law, Texas has drawn a line in the sand against the barbaric infanticide policies of other states. Every life is precious and deserves to be protected. We thank Gov. Abbott for signing this common-sense bill into law and for the hard work of Rep. Leach and Sen. Kolkhorst for their leadership on this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

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