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Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
This bill requires health care workers to provide the same level of medical care to an infant born alive following an abortion as they would to any newborn of the same gestational age, followed by immediate hospital transfer. Clinic and hospital staff must report any failure to provide this care to law enforcement, and violators face federal fines, up to five years in prison, or federal murder charges for intentional harm. The measure explicitly exempts the mother from criminal prosecution and permits her to sue medical providers for monetary damages if they violate these care requirements.
People affected—Not determinable from the text provided; the bill applies nationwide to health care practitioners and facility staff in relevant clinical scenarios, but contains no population figures.
Fiscal magnitude—no CBO estimate published
Reach45provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
What this bill touches.
Sentencing & corrections−35Courts & liability+25Abortion policy−40
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Infants born alive after an abortionEntitled to the same degree of professional medical care and diligence to preserve their life and health as any other newborn at the same gestational age, as well as immediate transport and admission to a hospital (Sec. 3(a)(1532)(a)(1)).
- Mothers of infants born alive after an abortionGranted immunity from criminal prosecution under the act and authorized to bring civil lawsuits against violators for actual damages, punitive damages, triple statutory damages, and attorney fees (Sec. 3(a)(1532)(c), (d)(1)-(3)).
Who it burdens
- Health care practitioners and clinic employeesRequired to provide life-preserving medical care to infants born alive during abortions, ensure immediate hospital transfer, and report known non-compliance to law enforcement, facing up to 5 years in prison, criminal fines, and civil liability for failures (Sec. 3(a)(1532)(a)(1)-(2), (b)(1), (d)(1)-(2)).