Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
This bill requires healthcare practitioners to provide proper care to infants born alive after an abortion attempt, making it a federal crime to fail to do so.
Why it matters: It directly protects what Christians view as human life deserving of legal protection from conception, establishing a clear legal duty to preserve a surviving child's life.
Topic: Sanctity of life · classifier confidence 98%
What this changes
Amends existing law
Law today: Federal law under title 18, United States Code, currently does not explicitly address the standard of care required for infants who are born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion.
If passed: The bill would require health care practitioners to provide proper medical care to any child born alive after an abortion or abortion attempt, and would establish penalties for practitioners who fail to do so. This means a live birth following an abortion would trigger legal duties to treat the infant as a living patient entitled to medical care and protection.
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Likely supporters & opponents
Likely support
- pro-life advocacy organizations — The bill ensures that infants who survive abortion are treated as living persons deserving of medical care and legal protection.
- religious and Christian organizations — The bill aligns with the conviction that human life begins at conception and deserves protection from the moment of birth.
Likely opposition
- abortion-rights advocacy organizations — The bill is viewed as an unnecessary measure that implies abortion providers routinely abandon newborns, and as part of efforts to restrict abortion access.
- medical associations and reproductive-health providers — The bill may impose vague legal standards that could expose physicians to liability and interfere with complex medical decision-making in rare scenarios.
AI-inferred typical positions based on the bill’s substance — general stakeholder categories, not confirmed endorsements.
Should I support this?
Likely helpful for Christian families
For Christian families who hold that life is sacred from conception, this bill protects newborns who survive abortion by requiring they receive medical care and legal recognition as living persons. It affirms parental and religious convictions about the value of every human life without directly restricting parental choice or educational freedom.
An AI assessment from a Christian-family perspective — religious freedom, parental rights, and freedom in education — not legal or voting advice.
Official summary
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
Sponsors
- James Lankford (R)
- Jim Banks (R)
- John Thune (R)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)
- James Risch (R)
- Cynthia Lummis (R)
- Katie Boyd Britt (R)
- Mitch McConnell (R)
- Roger Wicker (R)
- Marsha Blackburn (R)
- Mike Crapo (R)
- Deb Fischer (R)
- Chuck Grassley (R)
- John Hoeven (R)
- Roger Marshall (R)
- Thom Tillis (R)
- Ted Budd (R)
- Tim Scott (R)
- Ron Johnson (R)
- Tim Sheehy (R)
- Tommy Tuberville (R)
- Bill Hagerty (R)
- John Curtis (R)
- Todd Young (R)
- Pete Ricketts (R)
- Kevin Cramer (R)
- John Barrasso (R)
- John Kennedy (R)
- John Cornyn (R)
- Bill Cassidy (R)
- Mike Rounds (R)
- Joni Ernst (R)
- Rick Scott (R)
- Steve Daines (R)
- Markwayne Mullin (R)
- Lindsey Graham (R)
- Ted Cruz (R)
- Eric Schmitt (R)
- Mike Lee (R)
- Dan Sullivan (R)
- Jerry Moran (R)
- Tom Cotton (R)
- Josh Hawley (R)
- David McCormick (R)
- John Boozman (R)
- Bernie Moreno (R)
- Shelley Capito (R)
- Ashley Moody (R)
- Rand Paul (R)
- James Justice (R)
- Darline Graham (R)
Status timeline
- 2025-01-22Cloture 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)S
- 2025-01-22Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S283)S
- 2025-01-21Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S275-276)S
- 2025-01-20Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S258)S
- 2025-01-20Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S258)S
- 2025-01-16Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.S
- 2025-01-15Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.S
H = House · S = Senate · A = Assembly