Senator Confirms Babies are Born Alive After Botched Abortions

Today, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) delivered a speech on the Senate floor addressing the need for the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which aims to safeguard babies born alive after failed abortion attempts.

Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life, issued a statement in response, expressing gratitude for Lankford’s advocacy.

“We thank Senator Lankford for championing the ‘Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act’ and working to protect babies born alive following an abortion,” Tobias said.

She highlighted the alarming reality that abortionists often view a baby born alive after an abortion as a “complication” rather than a living child. “This baby is a human being deserving full legal protection,” she emphasized.

The bill focuses not on the broader abortion debate but on ensuring that infants who survive abortion attempts are given proper medical care.

Despite this, pro-abortion groups and their Senate allies have framed the bill as part of the abortion debate. Tobias firmly stated, “Purposely abandoning a child to die after birth is infanticide.”

The “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act” would require healthcare providers to offer the same standard of care to a newborn who survives an abortion as they would to any other infant born at the same gestational age.

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Additionally, the bill mandates that after providing appropriate care, medical personnel must transport the child to a hospital for further treatment.

Tobias also criticized Democratic leaders who have opposed similar legislation in the past.

As a senator, Vice President and current Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris voted against the bill.

Similarly, Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz, while serving as governor, signed legislation that repealed the requirement for providing lifesaving care to infants born alive after abortions.

Under Walz’s law, viable infants could be left to die with only comfort care provided.

Tobias concluded by calling for action to protect these vulnerable lives, stressing the need for bipartisan support in ensuring that babies born alive receive the care they deserve.

Kamala Harris’s record on life can be found here.

Tim Walz’s record on life can here.

The Democatic Party’s extensive support of unlimited abortion can be found here.

Evidence for abortions until birth can be found here.