On January 23, 2025, the president issued a statement in support of the “Born-alive abortion survivors protection act.” This statement, and the act itself, imply that current practice is for providers to withhold care from infants that are born alive despite an abortion attempt. I hope that people who read this decide to investigate the current system rather than believing this implication.
What is the born-alive act?
Here is the text of the bill itself. It certainly makes it seem like doctors are murdering babies left and right. How can this be true? Do Americans really believe that babies are being legally murdered after birth? Do Americans really believe that their fellow Americans are desperate to murder their babies?
What is wrong with the born-alive act?
The ACLU has published this statement opposing the act. They state that the real goal of the act is not to protect infants, as that protection is already in place, but rather “to target abortion providers by applying harsh penalties and uncertain standards to cut off access to necessary care, and to distort public perception of compassionate abortion care by suggesting that doctors do not provide high quality care to their patients.”
The ACOG has published this statement, also opposing the act. The President of ACOG states that this so-called born-alive act “is meant to incite emotions, rather than reflect the reality of evidence-based clinical care. This legislative interference will harm families and hinder the ability of physicians to practice such evidence-based medicine.”
There is an ulterior motive behind the emotional wording of this unnecessary act. Representative Trahan sums this up nicely: “‘Born-Alive Abortion Survivor Protection Act,’ a bill that will give politicians here in Washington the power to monitor women’s pregnancies and criminalize doctors and nurses who provide lifesaving care to women in need.” It is about giving the government more control over our lives.
It is clear that the current administration wants to remove our rights, step by step. We are losing our freedom to big government.
We would love to hear your thoughts on this matter. Do you agree with giving the government more control over your life?
How would you handle this?