legislation: 116-hr-8923

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116-hr-8923 116 hr 8923 Protection of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2020-12-09 2020-12-09 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] HI D G000571 1 Protection of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors ActThis bill establishes requirements for the degree of care a health care practitioner must exercise in the event a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion. A health care practitioner who is present must exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to another child born alive at the same gestational age. The bill also requires a health care practitioner or other employee to immediately report any failure to comply with this requirement to law enforcement. A person who violates the requirements is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both. Additionally, 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 for conspiracy to violate these provisions, for being an accessory after the fact, or for concealment of a felony. A woman who undergoes an abortion or attempted abortion may file a civil action for damages against an individual who violates this bill. 2023-01-11T13:44:00Z  

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