S 6 · introduced · significant
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- reproductive rights
What this bill does
- The bill requires medical staff to provide the same standard care to infants born alive after abortion as to other newborns.
- Healthcare practitioners and employees are affected, as are mothers and potentially doctors involved in abortion procedures.
- Violations carry criminal penalties including fines and up to five years in prison, with mandatory reporting to law enforcement required.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would hospitals implement the bill's requirement to provide equal care to infants born alive after abortion, and what additional resources or training might they need?
- 02
What does 'standard care' mean in practice for extremely premature infants, and who decides when such care is medically appropriate versus futile?
- 03
How would mandatory reporting requirements affect the confidentiality and decision-making process between doctors, patients, and families in these rare medical situations?
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Sponsor · R-OK
James Lankford
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
48/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-22
Joining the bill
Ted Cruz
R-TX · original
John Barrasso
R-WY · original
Marsha Blackburn
R-TN · original
Ted Budd
R-NC · original
Katie Boyd Britt
R-AL · original
Mike Crapo
R-ID · original
Jim Banks
R-IN · original
John Cornyn
R-TX · original
Bill Cassidy
R-LA · original
Tom Cotton
R-AR · original
Kevin Cramer
R-ND · original
John R. Curtis
R-UT · original
+ 36 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-22 · senate · Floor
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 11. (CR S294-295)
2025-01-22 · senate · Floor
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S283)
2025-01-21 · senate · Floor
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S275-276)
2025-01-20 · senate · Floor
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S258)
2025-01-20 · senate · Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S258)
2025-01-16 · senate · Calendars
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.
2025-01-15 · senate · Calendars
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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