On Monday evening, every Democrat in the Senate except three voted to block the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. This legislation would have made it a requirement to provide medical care to babies who miraculously make it through a botched abortion.

In America, abortion is considered part of reproductive healthcare. Organizations like Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, insist it is just another routine part of gynecology. But unlike normal OB/GYN care, which is meant to carry a woman and her unborn child safely through pregnancy and labor, abortion is only meant to end a growing life. Those opposed to the Born-Alive Act repeatedly claimed that passing such legislation would affect already-established abortion rights in the country. However, as Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., stated, there was nothing in the bill that would touch abortion. The “privilege” would remain undisturbed. In the end, the bill fell 53-44, several votes shy of the 60 needed to advance.