WASHINGTON, D.C., September 23, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) -- A bill that would make killing abortion survivors first-degree murder has been introduced in the Senate.
The Republican-controlled House passed the bill last week
248-177, with five Democratic votes. It makes killing abortion
survivors first-degree murder, with a maximum of five years in prison,
and requires that care be provided to any survivors. It also mandates
that any violations of the law be reported to authorities by any
employee of an abortion clinic, and in some cases requires newborns to
be immediately transported to a hospital.
It was introduced by Sen. Ben Sasse, R-NE, in light of multiple undercover videos that indicate
killing born children for their organs and other body parts are a
regular practice of Planned Parenthood -- America's largest abortion
company.
Abortion
supporters say the bill does not distinguish between so-called "viable"
babies and those who are expected to die regardless of how much care
they receive. However, Americans United for Life attorney Mary Harned
wrote in an e-mail that "the bill requires a healthcare provider to
provide a child born alive during an attempted abortion with the same
care that a child born alive at the same gestation, but in another
manner (i.e. through natural labor, induction, or c-section), would
receive."
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