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H. R. 21 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
January 03, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:1,376
The bill, known as the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act”, aims to amend the U.S. Code to ensure that infants who survive abortions receive appropriate medical care. It requires health care practitioners to provide the same level of care to a child born alive after an abortion as...
Simple Explanation
The bill says that if a baby is born alive after an abortion, doctors and nurses must take good care of the baby and bring it to a hospital right away. If they don't, they have to tell the police, but the baby's mom won't get in trouble.
H. R. 21 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
January 03, 2025
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:119
Words:1,376
The bill H. R. 21, titled the "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act," aims to amend title 18 of the United States Code. It mandates that health care practitioners must provide the same level of medical care to infants born alive after an attempted abortion as they...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants doctors to take good care of babies if they're born after a failed abortion, just like they would with any other newborn baby. If they don't, the doctors might have to pay money or go to jail, and people can tell on them if they're not doing what's right.
H. R. 21 — An Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
January 24, 2025
Status:Referred in Senate
Congress:119
Words:1,330
H.R. 21, known as the "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act," seeks to amend title 18 of the U.S. Code to require health care practitioners to provide the same level of care to infants who survive an abortion as they would to any other newborn. If the healthcare...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 21 is a rule that says doctors must take care of babies born during an abortion, just like they would for any other newborn. If they don’t, the doctors can get in trouble with the law and might have to pay money or even go to jail.

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