Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

Key Provisions

• Requires health care workers to provide the same medical care to a child born alive after an abortion or attempted abortion as to any other newborn.
• Requires immediate transport and admission to a hospital for any child born alive after an abortion or attempted abortion.
• Mandates that health care workers and clinic employees report any failure to provide the required care to law enforcement.
• Establishes criminal penalties, including fines or up to 5 years in prison, for health care workers who do not provide the required care.
• Punishes anyone who intentionally kills a child born alive after an abortion as they would for murder.
• Protects mothers from prosecution under this bill.