Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected in the Senate on January 22, 2025 · 52 Yea, 47 Nay, 1 Not Voting
Question: Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S.6
In plain English: This bill requires health care providers to give the same level of care to a baby born alive after an abortion as they would to any other baby of the same age, and to report any failures to do so. It also sets criminal penalties for providers who don't comply and allows mothers to sue for violations.
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act This 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 …
Sources: official roll call (senate.gov), S. 6 on congress.gov. How VoteSee uses this data