Infanticide

“Several GOP senators are sponsoring a bill that requires states to report infants delivered alive after attempted abortions, among other data.” - National Review

“‘There’s no question in my mind that at least some of these fetuses were live births,’ Smith said when asked whether the controversial, more aggressive abortion procedure Planned Parenthood executives described could result in the delivery of a live infant.” - National Review

“AB 179, already passed the Republican-controlled Assembly and House. It would require abortion doctors to ‘exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health’ of a baby who survives an abortion as would be given to “any other child born alive at the same gestational age” - Christian Headlines

“This legislation is far more radical than the recent expansion of late-term abortion in New York, as well as the proposed expansions in Virginia and Rhode Island.” - National Review

An objecting Democrat prevented Sen. Ben Sasse’s unanimous consent effort Monday night. But “Sasse’s effort to gain passage of his bill is not dead. He also has initiated the process to bring his bill to the Senate floor for a roll-call vote.” - BPNews

“A 2013 study of abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy indicated that ‘most women seeking later terminations are not doing so for reasons of fetal anomaly or life endangerment.’” - N. Review

The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same



Rep. Jose Oliva: “You stated that a baby born alive on a table as a result of a botched abortion, that that decision should be left to the doctor and the family. Is that what you’re saying?”