Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

Summary

Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to: (1) exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and (2) ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital. The term "born alive" means the complete expulsion or extraction from his or her mother, at any stage of development, who after such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been cut. Also, a health care practitioner or other employee who has knowledge of a failure to comply with these requirements must immediately report such failure to an appropriate law enforcement agency. An individual who violates the provisions of this Act is subject to a criminal fine, up to five years in prison, or both. An individual who commits an overt act that kills a child born alive is subject to criminal prosecution for murder. The legislation bars the criminal prosecution of a mother of a child born alive for conspiracy to violate the provisions of this Act, for being an accessory after the fact, or for concealment of felony. A woman who undergoes an abortion or attempted abortion may file a civil action for damages against an individual who violates this Act.

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Timeline

1. 22 September 2015

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 September 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

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Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
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