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Minnesota House narrowly rejects bill to require lifesaving care for infants born after abortion
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The Minnesota House on a recorded roll call declined to pass House File 24, a measure that would have required medical personnel to use life-preserving measures for infants born alive after an abortion; the clerk announced 67 ayes and 66 nays and that the bill was not passed.
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota House defeated House File 24, a bill that would have required that infants born alive following an abortion be given life-preserving medical care, after a roll call that the clerk announced as 67 ayes and 66 nays.
Representative Knudson, the bill’s author, described HF 24 as a straightforward measure to “provide protections for babies that survive an abortion” and to make “clear in state law that all reasonable measures consistent with good medical practice are used to preserve the life and health of these babies.”
Proponents urged colleagues to treat infants born alive the same regardless of how they came into the world. Representative Engen recounted the premature birth of his son Everett at 28 weeks and credited first responders and hospital staff for lifesaving care: “They performed that lifesaving care, that’s why he’s here today.” Representative Robbins said the measure restores a…
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