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119th Congress

S. 6

Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
James Lankford(R-OK)
Introduced
Jan 15, 2025
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Official text
Placed on Calendar Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (50)

Original cosponsors (43)

Added later (7)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version

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.

Roll-call votes

DateVoteResultYour members
Jan 22, 2025
Senate #11		Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S.6Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedSet your home to see

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