Date: January 19, 2018
Subject: Protecting Children who Survive Abortion
Description: This bill, known as the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, requires all health practitioners to immediately admit to a hospital any child who is born alive after an abortion is attempted and failed. Additionally, practitioners will face criminal penalties if they do not provide the same degree of care to children who survive abortion as they would any other child.
Result: Bill Passed, 241-183
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