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Introduced Session

Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the federal criminal code to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to: (1) exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and (2) ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital. The term "born alive" means the complete expulsion or extraction from his or her mother, at any stage of development, who after such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been cut. Also, a health care practitioner or other employee who has knowledge of a failure to comply with these requirements must immediately report such failure to an appropriate law enforcement agency. An individual who violates the provisions of this Act is subject to a criminal fine, up to five years in prison, or both. An individual who commits an overt act that kills a child born alive is subject to criminal prosecution for murder. The legislation bars the criminal prosecution of a mother of a child born alive for conspiracy to violate the provisions of this Act, for being an accessory after the fact, or for concealment of felony. A woman who undergoes an abortion or attempted abortion may file a civil action for damages against an individual who violates this Act.

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Trent Franks (R)*,  Ralph Abraham (R),  Robert Aderholt (R),  Brian Babin (R),  Lou Barletta (R),  Joe Barton (R),  Gus Bilirakis (R),  Diane Black (R),  Marsha Blackburn (R),  Charles Boustany (R),  Kevin Brady (R),  Buddy Carter (R),  John Carter (R),  Steve Chabot (R),  Jason Chaffetz (R),  Doug Collins (R),  K. Michael Conaway (R),  Kevin Cramer (R),  Rodney Davis (R),  Ron DeSantis (R),  John Duncan (R),  Blake Farenthold (R),  Stephen Fincher (R),  John Fleming (R),  Bill Flores (R),  Jeff Fortenberry (R),  Bob Gibbs (R),  Louie Gohmert (R),  Paul Gosar (R),  Trey Gowdy (R),  Garret Graves (R),  Glenn Grothman (R),  Brett Guthrie (R),  Gregg Harper (R),  Vicky Hartzler (R),  Jody Hice (R),  Richard Hudson (R),  Tim Huelskamp (R),  Bill Huizenga (R),  Bill Johnson (R),  Sam Johnson (R),  Dave Joyce (R),  Mike Kelly (R),  Trent Kelly (R),  Steve King (R),  Stephen Knight (R),  Raúl Labrador (R),  Doug Lamborn (R),  Bob Latta (R),  Daniel Lipinski (D),  Billy Long (R),  Barry Loudermilk (R),  Mia Love (R),  Blaine Luetkemeyer (R),  Cynthia Lummis (R),  Kenny Marchant (R),  Mark Meadows (R),  Luke Messer (R),  Jeff Miller (R),  Alex Mooney (R),  Markwayne Mullin (R),  Mick Mulvaney (R),  Tim Murphy (R),  Randy Neugebauer (R),  Dan Newhouse (R),  Kristi Noem (R),  Pete Olson (R),  Stevan Pearce (R),  Robert Pittenger (R),  Joseph Pitts (R),  Mike Pompeo (R),  John Ratcliffe (R),  Martha Roby (R),  David Roe (R),  Todd Rokita (R),  Thomas Rooney (R),  Peter Roskam (R),  Keith Rothfus (R),  David Rouzer (R),  Matt Salmon (R),  Steve Scalise (R),  David Schweikert (R),  Austin Scott (R),  Pete Sessions (R),  John Shimkus (R),  Bill Shuster (R),  Adrian Smith (R),  Chris Smith (R),  Lamar Smith (R),  Chris Stewart (R),  Marlin Stutzman (R),  G.T. Thompson (R),  Ann Wagner (R),  Bruce Westerman (R),  Lynn Westmoreland (R),  Rob Wittman (R),  Kevin Yoder (R),  Ted Yoho (R),  Todd Young (R), 

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 236. (on 09/22/2015)

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