House GOP pass ‘born-alive’ abortion bill
House Republicans on Thursday passed their version of a “born-alive” abortion bill one day after Democrats blocked the Senate version from advancing. The bill requires health care
Lone Democrat Votes for GOP-Backed Abortion Bill
The Born-Alive Act passed the House of Representatives on Thursday, with one Dmeocrat joining Republicans to advance the bill.
US Republicans Pressure Democrats With 'Born-alive' Abortion Bill
US House Republicans approved a bill on Thursday that would ensure medical care for infants born alive during abortion procedures, in a vote largely labeled a gimmick by Democrats since such laws already exist.
Senate Democrats block GOP’s ‘born-alive’ abortion bill
Senate Republicans failed on Wednesday to invoke cloture on a bill legislating care for infants “born alive” during attempted abortions, with the motion largely serving to get
House GOP passes 'born alive' abortion bill a day after the Senate blocks similar version
The bill says that doctors have to give the “same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence” for a baby born alive after a failed abortion.
What Is the Abortion Bill Blocked by Senate Democrats?
On Wednesday, Senate Democrats blocked a bill that proponents said would ensure that newborns surviving abortions received medical care and critics said would add legal risks for doctors. The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act failed with a 52-47 vote, falling short of the 60-vote threshold needed to pass.
House Passes Bill to Penalize Some Abortion Providers
The measure, which would require that medical providers resuscitate infants born alive during abortions, has no path to enactment after Democrats blocked it this week.
204 House Dems vote against bill to give lifesaving treatment to infants who survive abortions
The House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to mandate doctors perform lifesaving care for babies born alive after abortion attempts.
GOP majority renews focus on abortion
This week marks the first time Republicans will hold a federal trifecta since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, which overturned the federal right to an abortion.
Senate Democrats Block G.O.P. Effort to Criminalize Some Abortion Providers
The bill would require that infants born alive after an attempted abortion receive the same protection as any newborn baby, and threaten medical providers with prison time for failing to resuscitate them.
Mass. Reps. Pressley, Trahan, Clark condemn House approval of GOP’s ‘born alive’ abortion bill
Three Democratic lawmakers from Massachusetts have condemned a Republican-authored abortion bill that critics say is redundant and attempts to punish doctors who perform the procedure. The comments by U.
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Missouri voters protected abortion up to 'fetal viability.' Now GOP lawmakers want to define that
The constitutional amendment approved by Missouri voters protects abortion access until the point of fetal viability, when a ...