Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

Summary

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. An individual who intentionally kills or attempts to kill a child born alive is subject to prosecution for murder. The bill bars the criminal prosecution of a mother of a child born alive under this bill and allows her to bring a civil action against a health care practitioner or other employee for violations.

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Timeline

1. 15 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

   Source: Calendars

2. 15 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 January 2025

   Calendars

   Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.

   Source: Calendars

4. 20 January 2025

   Floor

   Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S258)

   Source: Floor

5. 21 January 2025

   Floor

   Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S275-276)

   Source: Floor

6. 22 January 2025

   Floor

   Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S283)

   Source: Floor

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Documents

2 official files

• Placed on Calendar Senate

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 16 January 2025

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 15 January 2025

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Sponsors

• Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Graham, Darline [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor

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