Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Introduced Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Ann Wagner
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
This bill establishes requirements for the degree of care a health care practitioner must provide in the case of a child born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion.
Specifically, a health care practitioner who is present must (1) exercise the same degree of care as would reasonably be provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and (2) ensure the child is immediately admitted to a hospital. Additionally, a health care practitioner or other employee who has knowledge of a failure to comply with the degree-of-care requirements must immediately report such failure to law enforcement.
A health care practitioner who fails to provide the required degree of care, or a health care practitioner or other employee who fails to report such failure, is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both.
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- Jan 24, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jan 23, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 23, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 204, 1 Present (Roll no. 27). (text: CR H335-336)
- Jan 23, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 204, 1 Present (Roll no. 27). (text: CR H335-336)
- Jan 23, 2025On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 216 (Roll no. 26).
- Jan 23, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H347-348)
- Jan 23, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 21, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Chu demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- Jan 23, 2025The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- Jan 23, 2025Ms. Chu moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H344-345)
- Jan 23, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Jan 23, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 21.
- Jan 23, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H335-345)
- Jan 3, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House