Fact Checking Rhetoric On Infants Surviving Abortions: Babies Are Rarely Born Alive And When They Are Doctors Don’t Kill Them
Rhetoric over abortions that happen near enough to birth that infants could survive has heated up in recent days with President Donald Trump tweeting that Democrats want to "execute babies after birth." However, what usually happens when an infant survives an abortion procedure its because the health of the mother was endanger and the baby won't live long outside the womb. In those instances, "comfort care" is provided, but the recent legislation Democrats voted down would have required the doctor to resuscitate the infant. Abortion news comes out of Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Wyoming and Connecticut.
The New York Times:
‘Executing Babies’: Here Are The Facts Behind Trump’s Misleading Abortion Tweet
The latest battle in the nation’s continuing war over abortion involves a federal bill called the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Senate Democrats this week blocked the bill from reaching a vote, and President Trump responded with an angry tweet. (Grady, 2/26)
The Associated Press:
Missouri House Moves To Further Restrict Abortion
Missouri's Republican-led House on Tuesday advanced a bill that would ban almost all abortions in the state if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. And if the high court doesn't switch course, the Missouri bill would ban most abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. That can be as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. (2/26)
The Associated Press:
Abortion: Tennessee Lawmakers Advance Fetal Heartbeat Bill
A bill that would ban most Tennessee women from obtaining abortions once a fetus’ heartbeat is detected cleared a key hurdle Tuesday, advancing for a full House vote in the GOP-dominated Legislature. The move comes amid a national movement from anti-abortion legislators and activists who hope that President Donald Trump’s appointments to the Supreme Court will increase their chances of undermining abortion rights. (Kruesi, 2/26)
The Associated Press:
House OKs Bill To Ban Abortions Based On Gender, Disability
Abortion opponents in Kentucky notched a new legislative victory Tuesday when the state House passed a bill that would ban the procedure for women seeking to end their pregnancies because of the gender, race or disability of the fetus. The measure cleared the chamber on a 67-25 vote that sends it to the Senate. It's part of an aggressive agenda by the Republican-dominated legislatures in Kentucky and several other states to restrict abortion. (2/26)
Wyoming Public Radio:
Senate Approves Abortion Reporting Bill
The Wyoming Senate has passed a bill that would allow the Board of Medicine to sanction doctors who don't tell the state that they performed an abortion. Supporters say they are trying to put teeth into a law that currently exists. (Beck, 2/26)
The CT Mirror:
Connecticut To Join Legal Battle Over New Trump Abortion Policy
Connecticut will join other states in suing to block a new Trump administration mandate that bars federal family-planning money from going to health care groups that offer abortion referrals.Attorney General William Tong said he would take “swift legal action” to preserve the federal funding for organizations like Planned Parenthood. (Carlesso, 2/26)
KCUR:
A Roe V. Wade Challenge Could Be Coming. Will It Come To Missouri?
Among the bills making their way through the Missouri legislature — most of which have also been proposed in past years — are proposals to outlaw abortion completely, to ban abortion contingent upon Roe v. Wade being overturned, to limit abortion at a certain number of weeks when a fetus is “pain capable,” to limit abortion when a heartbeat is detected and to require notification of both parents before a minor can seek an abortion. (Okeson-Haberman, Lewis and Rosen, 2/26)
