House Bill 26
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
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Passed House on Jan 11, 2023
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Introduced
Jan 9, 2023
Latest Action
Jan 25, 2023
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26
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118
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Question
On Passage
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Passed
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Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
29
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Summary

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.

Text (3)
January 11, 2023
January 9, 2023
Actions (15)
01/25/2023
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 2.
01/23/2023
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
01/11/2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
01/11/2023
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 210, 1 Present (Roll no. 29). (text: CR H178)