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Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

Floor Speech

Date: Jan. 23, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, we are here again because Republicans have prioritized a bill designed to make headlines, not good law.

H.R. 21 is designed to mislead the public about those who need abortion care and the doctors who provide that care.

Let's be clear. As stated, the law of the land is that doctors have an obligation to provide appropriate medical care to their patients, including infants, and no one here is advocating for infanticide.

This bill goes further than restating the current law, and it is our job here to read the fine print. This bill would create harsh criminal and financial penalties for doctors and clinicians providing medically necessary and appropriate care to their patients.

As Representative Kennedy's heartbreaking testimony just made clear, every pregnancy is different. Patients and providers have to be able to make the healthcare decisions that are right for their families without politicians mandating a one-size-fits-all approach and threatening healthcare providers who disagree.

Republican extremists can continue attacking healthcare providers and women's fundamental freedoms, but we are going to keep fighting to ensure that women can make their own healthcare decisions.

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