Let the Babies Die?!: Tuesday Was the 75th Time House Democrats Blocked a Vote on the Bill that Would Give Medical Care to Babies that Survive Abortion

Calvin Freiburger : Jul 26, 2019
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"The refusal by House Democrats to allow a vote on common sense legislation that protects the life of innocent babies and their mothers is abhorrent." -Rep. Liz Cheney

(Washington, DC) — [LifeSiteNews.com] Democrats in the US House of Representatives voted yet again Tuesday evening to block a vote on legislation to require medical care for babies who survive abortions, marking the 75th time they've done so in the current session. (Image: Pixabay)

Originally introduced in 2015 and proposed this year in response to controversial comments about infanticide by Virginia's Democrat Gov. Ralph Northam, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act would require abortionists to provide medical care for such babies. Under existing law, the 2002 Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, babies who survive abortions are recognized as human beings with human rights, but how specifically to handle them isn't defined.

Late in February, the US Senate voted 53-44 in favor of the bill. Despite clearing a simple majority, the vote fell short of the 60 votes necessary for the bill to overcome the current filibuster rules and pass. All but three Senate Democrats opposed the bill, including every senator currently seeking the party's 2020 presidential nomination.

House Democrats have repeatedly blocked efforts to bring the bill up for a vote. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) made the 75th such effort on Tuesday, only to be blocked yet again by Democrats... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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