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House committee approves amendment declaring infants born alive after abortion as legal persons
Summary
The House Committee on Privileges and Elections voted 10 to 9 to pass an amendment to Senate Joint Resolution 247 (identical to House Joint Resolution 1) that would insert language declaring that any infant born alive following an abortion is a legal person under state law.
The House Committee on Privileges and Elections voted 10 to 9 to pass an amendment to Senate Joint Resolution 247, which is identical to House Joint Resolution 1, that would state that an infant born alive following an abortion "shall be considered a legal person for all purposes under the law of this commonwealth and entitled to the full protection of such laws." The clerk read the amendment into the record before the…
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