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H.R. 21119th CongressPassed one chamberLatest action Jan 24, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
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Bill would mandate medical care for babies born alive during abortions and create new criminal penalties for noncompliance.
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The bill requires healthcare workers to give any baby born alive during or after an abortion attempt the same medical care as any other newborn at that developmental stage, and to promptly transport the baby to a hospital. Practitioners who know this care wasn't provided must report it to law enforcement, and violations carry fines or up to 5 years in prison, with intentional killing treated like murder.
Doctors, nurses, and clinic staff who perform or are present during abortions face new federal duties and penalties. Women who have abortions gain the right to sue for damages but cannot themselves be prosecuted under this law.
The law would create new federal criminal liability and reporting obligations for healthcare practitioners involved in abortions. It also opens a new civil legal avenue for women to pursue damages if care requirements aren't met.
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Right now: it passed the House and now goes to the Senate. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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