Pledge to Crackdown on Infanticide

Pro-Lifers Hail HHS Pledge to Crackdown on Infanticide

Govt. Official Vows to Enforce Law Protecting Babies That Survive Abortion Attempts

By Bill Fancher and Jenni Parker

April 27, 2005

(AgapePress) – The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a warning to birthing facilities across the United States that the government agency fully intends to enforce the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act.

Representatives of several pro-life organizations were on hand to applaud as President Bush signed the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act into law in August of 2002. The legislation guarantees that every infant born alive enjoys full legal rights under federal law, regardless of his or her stage of development or whether the live birth occurred during an abortion.

At the ceremony in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before Bush signed the bill into law, he remarked, “This important legislation ensures that every infant born alive — including an infant who survives an abortion procedure — is considered a person under federal law.” The president went on to call the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act “a step toward the day when every child is welcomed in life and protected in law … the day when the promises of the Declaration of Independence will apply to everyone, not just those with the voice and power to defend their rights.”

The practice of killing babies that survived abortion attempts was a common practice in many birthing facilities across America right up until Congress passed the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act.

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