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\nKentucky lawmakers have advanced a bill that would threaten prison for doctors who don’t try saving the life of infants born alive during abortions.<\/p>\n
\nKentucky lawmakers have advanced a bill that would threaten prison for doctors who don’t try saving the life of infants born alive during abortions.<\/p>\n
The bill cleared a Senate committee on Thursday. It is the latest measure being pushed by abortion opponents in this year’s legislative session.<\/p>\n
The proposal would require doctors to provide all “reasonable life-saving and life-sustaining” care for an infant who survives an attempted abortion.<\/p>\n
Violations would be a felony that can result in up to five years in jail. It also would apply to nurses and other health-care providers failing to provide care.<\/p>\n
Senator Whitney Westerfield, the bill’s lead sponsor, says he doesn’t know if infants have been born alive in Kentucky during failed abortions, but says he’s heard of instances elsewhere.<\/p>\n
The legislation is Senate Bill 227.
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