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Bill That Would BAN Infanticide (Killing a Baby after It's Born) Following Botched Abortions is Blocked by Democrat Sen. Patty Murray

Claire Chretien, Martin M. Barillas : Feb 5, 2019  LifeSiteNews.com

"This is infanticide that we're talking about. This should be so far beyond any political consideration. We're talking about a little baby. A baby with dignity. An image bearer. Everyone in the Senate ought to be able to say unequivocally that killing that little baby is wrong. This doesn't take any political courage. And, if you can't say that, if there's a member of this body that can't say that, there may be lots of work you can do in the world but you shouldn't be here. There should be no politics here that are right vs. left, or Republican vs. Democrat. This is the most basic thing you could be talking about." -Sen. Ben Sasse

(Washington, DC)—[Lifesitenews.com] Sen. Patty Murray, D-WA, blocked the unanimous passage of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act yesterday, a bill which would have required doctors to provide medical care to babies born alive during failed abortions. (Photo: Sen. Patty Murray/via LifeSiteNews)

This was a unanimous consent vote, a mechanism under which the bill passes the US Senate if no senator objects and individual senators' positions are not recorded.

Murray objected to the motion, claiming there are already laws against infanticide.

"This is a gross misinterpretation of the actual language of the bill that is being asked to be considered and, therefore, I object," said Murray.

After Murray objected to the bill, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-IA, lamented on the Senate floor that this body "can no longer unanimously condemn murder."

"There is nothing great, there is nothing moral, or even humane about the discussion that we have before us today," said Ernst. "Over the past week, we have witnessed the absolutely ugly truth about the far-reaching grasp of the abortion industry and its increasingly radicalized political agenda. Politicians have not only defended aborting a child while a woman is in labor, but have gone so far as to support the termination of a child after his or her birth. A child. A baby. Rationality, decency, and basic human compassion have fallen by the wayside."

Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-KY, called the Act "legislation that ought to be the very definition of something that receives unanimous consent in this body."

"It's harrowing that this legislation is even necessary," said McConnell. "It was even more disturbing when last week, a Democrat Governor was unable to simply state that of course—of course—these newborn babies have human rights that must be respected."

It's now up to McConnell to decide whether to force a roll call vote on the anti-infanticide bill at a later date.

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-NE, brought the measure to the floor after "morally repugnant" comments Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat and pediatric neurologist, made last week about infanticide. Sasse suggested after Murray's objection that he will fight to force a roll call vote on the bill... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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