{"id":273159,"date":"2022-07-28T17:48:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T22:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=273159"},"modified":"2022-07-29T12:55:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T17:55:43","slug":"minnesota-babies-born-alive-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/minnesota-babies-born-alive-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota report reveals five babies born alive after abortion in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minnesota has released its annual report<\/a> on abortions that took place in the state in 2021. The report reveals that five babies were born alive after abortions. All were denied medical care, even though this is illegal in Minnesota. All of them died.<\/p>\n

The Minnesota Born Alive Infants Protection Act, passed in 2015, states<\/a>:<\/p>\n

When an abortion is performed after the 20th week of pregnancy, a physician, other than the physician performing the abortion, shall be immediately accessible to take all reasonable measures consistent with good medical practice… to preserve the life and health of any born alive infant that is the result of the abortion.<\/em><\/p>\n

There is no way to determine how old these babies were, but the report also reveals that 159 abortions were committed last year in Minnesota between 21 and 24 weeks, and one was committed between 25 and 30 weeks. Any one of these babies\u00a0could have been born alive.<\/p>\n

The youngest premature baby ever to survive was Richard Scott William Hutchinson, who was born at 21 weeks and two days. Despite being given a 0% chance of survival at birth, Hutchinson went home after six months in the hospital. In 2021, his family celebrated<\/a> his first birthday.<\/p>\n

READ: Minnesota judge blocks protections for preborn in devastating ruling<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ironically, Hutchinson received his lifesaving care in the state of Minnesota, at Children\u2019s Minnesota in Minneapolis. Even though there was a facility that had saved babies as young as 21 weeks right in Minnesota, none of the five babies born alive after abortions were transferred there.<\/p>\n

In one case, the baby had \u201cfetal anomalies,\u201d which the report says caused his or her death after delivery. According to the report, \u201cNo measures taken to preserve life were reported and the infant did not survive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Notably, the Missouri law doesn\u2019t exempt doctors from providing medical care if the baby has a fetal anomaly.<\/p>\n

Two of the babies were said to be \u201cpreviable.\u201d They were not given any medical care. The report doesn\u2019t say how far along these children were, so it\u2019s conceivably possible that they were less than 20 weeks. But it\u2019s highly unlikely
\nbecause abortions between 14 and 21 weeks are done by D&E, where the baby is dismembered, rather than induction. You can see a former abortion doctor describe a D&E below. It is highly unlikely a child could have survived this procedure.<\/p>\n