Cornyn Supports Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

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Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after cosponsoring the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, introduced by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE):

"We have a moral responsibility to protect our most vulnerable, and to prioritize precious human life over death," said Sen. Cornyn. "The necessity to protect the life of a newborn child should be without question or controversy, and I hope my colleagues on both sides of the aisle can unite behind this important legislation."

The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which is identical to legislation passed by the House of Representatives last week on a bipartisan vote of 248-177, would protect newborns that survive abortions by requiring appropriate care and admission to a hospital. The legislation requires that when an abortion results in the live birth of an infant, health care practitioners must exercise the same degree of professional skill and care to protect the newborn as would be offered to any other child born alive at the same gestational age. It also requires that the living child, after appropriate care has been given, be immediately transported and admitted to a hospital.

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