President Trump Announces ‘Born Alive’ Executive Order at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
The Born-Alive Infant Protection Act has been introduced countless times in Congress, but has failed to become law.
Christine Rousselle/CNA Nation
September 23, 2020
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced an executive order that would require medical care be given to infants who are born alive after failed abortion attempts.
“Today I am announcing that I will be signing the Born-Alive Executive Order to ensure that all precious babies born alive, no matter their circumstances, receive the medical care that they deserve. This is our sacrosanct moral duty,†said Trump Sept. 23, speaking in a pre-recorded video address during the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast virtual even.
The Born-Alive Infant Protection Act has been introduced several times in Congress, but has failed to become law. The bill stalled in the House of Representatives in 2019-2020 because an insufficient number of members signed a discharge petition which would have triggered a vote on the bill.
The proposed law would not have created any new limit or restriction on access to abortion, but would require that infants born alive after an attempted abortion be given appropriate medical care consistent with that given to a child of the same gestational age born under a different circumstance. Several states have passed their own version of the bill.
The full text of the executive order has yet to be released, but is expected to mirror the attempted federal legislation on the issue.
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