Democrats on a Colorado state House panel last night defeated a pro-life bill to ensure babies who survive failed abortions receive appropriate medical care and protection.
Leading pro-abortion groups NARAL and Planned Parenthood encouraged the Democrats on the panel to reject the bill, which they did on a party line vote with Republicans supporting it, by claiming babies are not born alive after abortions in Colorado. That’s despite the fact that the Centers for Disease Control reports at least 1,200 babies born alive after botched abortions in one year alone.
In 2011, the CDC recorded 1,298 cases of infant death in the U.S. due to “Other perinatal conditions,” which includes ICD-10 category P96.4, death subsequent to a failed “termination of pregnancy.”
“If passed, HB 1112 would have required abortionists to provide medical care for a child born alive during a failed abortion. Currently in Colorado, there are no state requirements instructing an abortionist to provide any type of medical attention to the infant,” says Sarah Zagorski of Colorado Citizens for Life.
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“It is incredibly disappointing that members of the Committee failed to pass this common-sense bill that would protect infants who survive failed abortions. The infants that would have been protected under HB 1112 are viable babies in the second and third trimester of pregnancy and deserve the highest quality medical care possible,” Zagorski continued.
In the United States, 30 states have laws similar to HB 1112 and the legislation has received bipartisan support. President George W. Bush signed into law a federal version of this pro-life legislation.
- Rep. Kathleen Conti (R-38)
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- Rep. Janak Joshi (R-16)
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- Rep. Lang Sias (R-27)
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- Rep. Justin Everett (R-22)
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- Rep. Lois Landgraf (R-21)
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- Rep. JoAnn Windholz (R-30)
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- Rep. Dianne Primavera, Chair (D-33)
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- Rep. Jonathan Singer, Vice-Chair (D-11)
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- Rep. Dominick Moreno (D-32)
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- Phone: 303-866-2964
- Rep. Jessie Danielson (D-24)
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- Rep. Max Tyler (D-23)
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- Rep. Joann Ginal (D-52)
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- Rep. Jovan Melton (D-41)
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- Phone: 303-866-2919
Colorado Citizens for Life joined with Jessica Haverkate from Colorado Family Action, Charmaine Yoest and Dan McConochie from American’s United for Life and Michael Norton from Alliance Defending Freedom (pictured right) to support the legislation.
