Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

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Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Speaker, I thank my friend and colleague, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, for yielding.

As I have said before and will continue to say, I am pro-life, pro- family, and pro-child. I am very proud to see that one of the very first pieces of legislation that comes before this Congress and the new majority is protecting the vulnerable. That is something I have always stood up for since my first time here in Congress.

It seems like there is some confusion, especially on the other side of the aisle, Madam Speaker, about what this legislation is about. This legislation is very simple. It simply states and ensures that babies who survive an abortion receive care and protection and that they are not discarded because someone else had intended to end their lives. It prohibits healthcare practitioners from turning a blind eye to abortion survivors.

No matter the intent of what you believe about life, failure to care for an unborn child is infanticide, and the law must be enforced.

Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to remember that the last time we voted on this bill, there was bipartisan support, and I ask again for support of this commonsense, lifesaving legislation.

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