(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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