Senate OKs infant protections for failed abortion attempts

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     (AP) – The Arkansas Senate has approved legislation that

would require doctors to provide medical care to infants who are born in a

failed abortion attempt.

     The Senate on Thursday approved the “born-alive infant protection” measure

requiring doctors to provide immediate medical care to infants who survive a

failed abortion attempt. The measure now heads to the House after passing the

Senate on a 34-0 vote.

     There are 35 states with similar laws on the books according to the Guttmacher

Institute, a research center that supports abortion rights. Congress approved a

similar federal law on infants born in failed abortion attempts in 2002, and

measures are being considered in four other states.




   

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