Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

Senate Bill

S. 6

119th Congress

Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Reco

Introduced:Jan 15, 2025

Primary Sponsor

James Lankford

R - OK

Cosponsors

47

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary

This bill requires health care practitioners present when a child is born alive after an attempted abortion to provide the same care as for any other child of that gestational age and immediately transport to a hospital. Failure to provide care is a federal crime, while intentionally killing such a child is prosecutable as murder.

Latest Action

Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 11. (CR S294-295)

Introduced1/15/2025

StatusCloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Reco

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Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

This bill requires health care practitioners present when a child is born alive after an attempted abortion to provide the same care as for any other child of that gestational age and immediately transport to a hospital. Failure to provide care is a federal cr

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This bill requires health care practitioners present when a child is born alive after an attempted abortion to provide the same care as for any other child of that gestational age and immediately transport to a hospital. Failure to provide care is a federal crime, while intentionally killing such a child is prosecutable as murder.

Bill Number: 6
Introduced: 1/15/2025
Status: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Reco
Policy Area: Crime and Law Enforcement

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Fact Sheet

Title: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Bill Number: 6
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Reco
Introduced: 1/15/2025
Summary: This bill requires health care practitioners present when a child is born alive after an attempted abortion to provide the same care as for any other child of that gestational age and immediately transport to a hospital. Failure to provide care is a federal crime, while intentionally killing such a

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill requires health care practitioners present when a child is born alive after an attempted abortion to provide the same care as for any other child of that gestational age and immediately transport to a hospital. Failure to provide care is a federal crime, while intentionally killing such a child is prosecutable as murder.

Last updated: 1/6/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection ActThis bill establishes requirements for the degree of care a health care practitioner must provide in the case of a child born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion.Specifically, a health care practitioner who is present must (1) exercise the same degree of care as would reasonably be provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and (2) ensure the child is immediately admitted to a hospital. Additionally, a health care practitioner or other employee who has knowledge of a failure to comply with the degree-of-care requirements must immediately report such failure to law enforcement.A health care practitioner who fails to provide the required degree of care, or a health care practitioner or other employee who fails to report such failure, is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both.An individual who intentionally kills or attempts to kill a child born alive is subject to prosecution for murder.The bill bars the criminal prosecution of a mother of a child born alive under this bill and allows her to bring a civil action against a health care practitioner or other employee for violations.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Requires same standard of care for abortion survivors as other infants
Mandates immediate hospital admission for born-alive infants
Creates criminal penalties for failure to provide care
Prosecutes intentional killing as murder
Protects mothers from prosecution under this bill

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Health care workers would face criminal penalties for not providing care to infants born alive after attempted abortions. Mothers are protected from prosecution and may sue for violations. The bill establishes federal standards for care in these rare situations.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Subjects

Abortion

Civil actions and liability

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Health personnel

Legal fees and court costs

Medical ethics

Violent crime

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

6, 119th Congress (2025). "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-6

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