'Chilling': Senate Democrats Defeat Measure Protecting Babies Who Survive Abortion

Michael Foust : Feb 8, 2021
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"Every baby, whether she's born in a state of the art hospital with a NICU unit, or whether she's born in an abortion clinic in a strip mall—every baby is born with dignity, and is created in God's image. And she deserves care. This amendment is aimed at making sure that babies who survive abortions get the same degree of care that any other newborn would. There's nothing partisan about that." -Sen. Ben Sasse

[ChristianHeadlines.com] Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated an amendment that would have allowed for criminal and civil penalties for doctors who fail to provide health care for a baby who survives an abortion. (Image: Unsplash-Gabriel Tovar)

Needing 60 votes to be placed in the budget resolution, the amendment by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) received 52 votes. A total of 48 senators—all Democrats—opposed the amendment... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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