Today, on the day of the annual March for Life, Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse has reintroduced the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. LifeNews reports:
Last year, the U.S. House passed the bill, but it did not move forward in the Senate. With Republican majorities now in both houses, the life-protecting measure appears much more likely to pass. “Every baby deserves care and the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act is a rare opportunity to find common ground and protect newborns,” the Nebraska Senator said in a statement. “We all know that every little boy and girl deserves a fighting chance and, if you’ve ever held a newborn or just walked past a NICU, you know this has nothing to do with your politics and everything to do with your heart.” The bill would protect newborns who survive abortions by requiring appropriate care and admission to a hospital. When an abortion results in the live birth of an infant, the bill would require health care practitioners to provide the same degree of professional skill and care to any other infant at that stage of life.
