Criminalization of Reproductive Health Care

This bill establishes a felony criminal penalty for a physician who fails to preserve “a child born alive” following an abortion procedure. So-called “born alive” bills are an anti-abortion tactic that make up a problem that doesn’t exist. Doctors are already required to provide appropriate medical care by law. This bill would harm doctors’ ability to provide–and patients’ ability to access–appropriate, compassionate, evidence-based care in complex individual circumstances.