Senate Democrats again block protections for babies who survive abortions

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Democrats sarcastically deflected President Donald Trump’s claims during the election about abortions after birth, and yet that is precisely the line they continue to draw with abortion legislation.

Senate Democrats again blocked the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, a rare high-profile bill that does exactly what its name suggests (unlike the Affordable Care Act or Inflation Reduction Act). Here is how the bill is summarized by the liberal, pro-abortion New York Times: “The bill would require that infants born alive after an attempted abortion receive the same protection under the law and degree of care as any newborn baby.”

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