Texas
Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. Today
Congressman Kevin Brady (TX-08) released the following statement in support of
the re-introduction of the Born
Alive Survivors Protection Act:
I want to thank my colleague Rep. Anne Wagner for re-introducing this important legislation. Last night President Trump called on Congress to defend the dignity of all children born or unborn. This is a great step in that direction because it ensures that any infant born alive after an abortion receives the same medical treatment and protection of law that any newborn would. I have already sponsored multiple pro-life and pro-family bills in the 116th Congress and I see this as another important step in the fight for life. As a co-sponsor of this bill Im honored to join my colleagues in support of this crucial piece of legislation."
Background:
The Born Alive Survivors Protection Act introduced by Rep. Anne Wagner (R-MO) proposes important measures that would protect the life of any child born alive after an abortion. These measures include requiring health-care practitioners to employ all skills and health care available to a born-alive baby that would be otherwise afforded to a newborn and requiring healthcare practitioners to report violations of this to law enforcement. Furthermore this act would penalize the intentional killing of a born-alive child while providing the mother of the child civil cause of action and protection from prosecution.
In the 116th Congress Representative Brady has supported multiple pieces of pro-life legislation including;
- The Life at Conception Act sponsored by Rep. Alex Mooney (WV-02) which provides equal protection for the lives of born and preborn persons.
- TheDefund Planned Parenthood Act sponsored by Rep. Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) which prohibits funding Planned Parenthood for one year reallocating the savings to community health centers.
- The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) which prohibits performing an abortion on an unborn baby who is 20 week or older.
- The Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act sponsored by Rep. Ann Wagner (MO-02) whichprohibits sex-selected abortions aborting a child on the basis of the childs gender.
The Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act sponsored by Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) which makes it a crime to knowingly transport a minor across a state line circumventing parental consent and state notification requirements in order to obtain an abortion.
