Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- Last Action
- 1/22/2025
Actions
- 2025-01-22Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 11. (CR S294-295)
- 2025-01-22Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S283)
- 2025-01-21Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S275-276)
- 2025-01-20Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S258)
- 2025-01-20Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S258)
- 2025-01-16Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.
- 2025-01-15Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- 2025-01-15Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-01-15 (00)
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
This bill establishes requirements for the degree of care a health care practitioner must provide in the case of a child born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion.
Specifically, a health care practitioner who is present must (1) exercise the same degree of care as would reasonably be provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and (2) ensure the child is immediately admitted to a hospital. Additionally, a health care practitioner or other employee who has knowledge of a failure to comply with the degree-of-care requirements must immediately report such failure to law enforcement.
A health care practitioner who fails to provide the required degree of care, or a health care practitioner or other employee who fails to report such failure, is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both.
An individual who intentionally kills or attempts to kill a child born alive is subject to prosecution for murder.
The bill bars the criminal prosecution of a mother of a child born alive under this bill and allows her to bring a civil action against a health care practitioner or other employee for violations.
Cosponsors (20)
- Jim Banks (R-IN)
- John Thune (R-SD)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- James Risch (R-ID)
- Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
- Katie Britt (R-AL)
- Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Tim Scott (R-SC)
- Ron Johnson (R-WI)
- Tim Sheehy (R-MT)
- Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
Subjects
- Abortion
- Civil actions and liability
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Health personnel
- Legal fees and court costs
- Medical ethics
- Violent crime
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