[The Hill] The discharge petition for the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act will be filed by Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) during that day’s first vote series. Members of the House will be confronted with this question: Do we let babies who survive abortions lie there and die, or do we provide life-saving care to them?The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act ‐ would ensure that care is provided to infants born alive, establish reasonable protections for them and prosecute those who abdicate their responsibility to care for these helpless newborns. This is not about a woman’s choice or her body. It is about protecting someone who has clearly become the patient.
Abortion-rights activists have long accused the pro-life community of not caring about the child after they are born. This has never been true, and over 2,000 pregnancy resource centers that have served over 2 million families around the country prove that. Yet, with an opportunity to care for a child who has survived an abortion, these activists would rather destine the child for death than provide it with reasonable medical care.
When a Virginia delegate attempted to pass a New York-style law that would allow abortions up until the day of birth, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam not only supported the bill but appeared to endorse infanticide, stating: