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From Fox News: Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and all other Senate Democrats blocked the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act” from advancing in the chamber on Wednesday.
The measure would require healthcare practitioners to seek to save the life of a baby born during an attempted abortion, and ensure that the infant is hospitalized.
“I’ve always stood on the side of Roe and a woman’s right to make her own health care choices. It’s absurd to mandate criminalization because of those choices. Any bill that does so, including the Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act, is a NO from me,” Fetterman declared in a post on X.
In a 52-47 party-line vote, 52 Republicans voted to proceed, while 45 Democrats and the two independent senators aligned with the Senate Democratic Caucus voted to block the bill from moving toward a vote.
The text of the measure stipulates that healthcare providers present when a baby is born alive amid an attempted abortion must “exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of the child as a reasonably diligent and conscientious health care practitioner would render to any other child born alive at the same gestational age” and then “ensure that the child born alive is immediately transported and admitted to a hospital.”
Fox News points out that the bill clearly states that the mother cannot be prosecuted in these cases. The legislation reads, “The mother of a child born alive described under subsection (a) may not be prosecuted for a violation of this section, an attempt to violate this section, a conspiracy to violate this section, or an offense under section 3 or 4 of this title based on such a violation.”
I’ve always stood on the side of Roe and a woman’s right to make her own health care choices.
It’s absurd to mandate criminalization because of those choices.
Any bill that does so, including the Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act, is a NO from me.
— U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) January 22, 2025
Fetterman is being blasted by conservatives over his vote against the bill.
You’re a disgusting slob who lacks even the moral character to oppose the murder of infants. Just a gross human being all around.
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) January 23, 2025
Do you realize you’re supporting infanticide? This has nothing to do with “choice” and everything to do with ensuring that babies born alive get lifesaving medical care.
— Jenna Ellis 🐊 (@realJennaEllis) January 23, 2025
I’m puzzled by this. Aren’t they talking about a baby that survived an abortion ? So they lay the baby on a table and wait for him to die ? With no food or pain care ? Didn’t democrats Deny they were doing this during the election campaign ??
— PegSam (@SamPeg75698) January 22, 2025
Genuine question, Senator. Setting aside the question of abortion itself for a moment: if a baby survives an abortion attempt, and is born alive, how does it NOT violate the doctor’s Hippocratic oath to not try and save the baby?
— Stephen Ogden (@portmantoet) January 23, 2025
The biggest question for me is why do you even support 3rd trimester abortions. Is this like a union vote for the democrats? All must comply or else?
And even if you are so “supportive” of a woman’s choice, where do you draw the line of the baby’s choice to live?
I understand…
— Meg Altemus (@Meganaltem1111) January 23, 2025
What about standing on the side of a defenseless baby who can’t make their own health care choices
— Marsha Godwin (@MarshaGodwin) January 23, 2025
So you don’t think adults in a coma shouldn’t be kept on life support…because there’s no difference.
— Digital_Sass (@TooMuchSassForX) January 23, 2025
Excuse me Senator, for the record, you are voting no to deny medical care to a child that survived an abortion? This is not stopping abortion but it about those children who survive abortion. Shameful. @SenFettermanPA
— Jacki Brown (@JackiBr16652825) January 23, 2025
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