Bill > SF202

This bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2020, Section 145.423, which relates to protections for infants born alive as a result of an abortion. The key provisions are: 1. Requiring all reasonable measures consistent with good medical practice, including the compilation of appropriate medical records, to be taken by responsible medical personnel to preserve the life and health of a born-alive infant. 2. Requiring any healthcare practitioner present at the time the child is born alive to exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of the child as they would for any other child born alive at the same gestational age. 3. Mandating that healthcare practitioners or employees of hospitals, physicians' offices, or abortion clinics with knowledge of a failure to comply with the requirements must immediately report the failure to the commissioner of health or a law enforcement agency. 4. Allowing civil and disciplinary actions against responsible medical personnel who do not take all reasonable measures to preserve the life and health of the born-alive infant, including suspension or revocation of their professional license. The bill aims to strengthen protections for infants born alive as a result of an abortion by ensuring they receive appropriate medical care and that any failures to provide such care are properly reported and addressed.

Health and Social Services

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0202&ssn=0&y=2021