Minnesota Babies Who Survive Abortions Are No Longer Entitled to Lifesaving Medical Care

Matt Lamb : Aug 7, 2023
LifeSiteNews.com

Minnesota abortion reporting forms no longer must note "whether the abortion resulted in a born alive infant" or "any medical actions taken to preserve the life of the born alive infant."

(Minnesota) — [LifeSiteNews.com] Babies who survive abortions will no longer be counted under a new Minnesota pro-abortion law that is now in effect. (Image: Pexels)

Babies who survive abortion also have fewer rights after the state's Democratic leaders passed the legislation, in effect as of August 1, that lessens the medical care requirements for those infants.

The new law removed a requirement that abortion reporting forms include information on "whether the abortion resulted in a born alive infant," "any medical actions taken to preserve the life of the born alive infant," "whether the born alive infant survived" and "the status of the born alive infant, should the infant survive."

The law also changes the "reasonable measures" requirement to say that "medical personnel" should provide "care for the infant who is born alive." There is no longer a requirement to "preserve the life and health of the born alive infant."

Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL) criticized the change in an August 1 statement.

"Minnesota lawmakers have revoked basic protection for newborn babies, and now the fate of newborns who survive abortion will be hidden from the public," MCCL Co-Executive Director Cathy Blaeser stated. "Why do lawmakers want to keep us in the dark? This appalling extremism is not what Minnesotans asked for. Our elected officials must restore protection for newborns who are at risk."

"In recent years, five born-alive infants were reported in 2015, five in 2016, three in 2017, three in 2018, three in 2019, and five in 2021, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. This information will no longer be available," the group noted.

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