Requires care for infants born alive after an abortion, with criminal penalties

§1What it does

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This bill would require any health care practitioner present when a child is born alive after an abortion or attempted abortion to give the same care they would give any other newborn of the same gestational age, and to make sure the child is promptly admitted to a hospital.^2,3,4 Practitioners and other employees who know of a failure to provide that care would have to report it to law enforcement, and violations could bring a fine, up to five years in prison, or both.^2,3,4 Intentionally killing a child born alive would be prosecuted as murder, while the mother could not be prosecuted under the bill.^2,3,4 The mother could also sue violators for damages.^2,3,4

§2Status

§3How Congress voted

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