President Donald Trump announced today he will be signing a Born Alive Executive Order “to ensure that all precious babies born alive, no matter their circumstances, receive the medical care that they deserve.”
Speaking at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, which due to the coronavirus crisis took place virtually, Trump called this measure “our sacrosanct moral duty.” The executive order, once signed, will protect babies born alive after a failed abortion.
“We are also increasing federal funding for the neonatal research to ensure that every child has the very best chance to thrive and to grow,” Trump continued in his short three-minute speech.
The President talked not only about politics, but relayed some personal memories, as well.
“I grew up next to a Catholic church in Queens, New York, and I saw how much incredible work the Catholic Church did for our community,” he said, after expressing his “deep gratitude to every person who prays for me and for the first lady,” as well as for the United States.
“These are amazing people,” he said of Catholics. “These are great, great people.”
“Catholic schools give many underserved children the chance to reach their God given potential,” Trump continued. “Catholics of all backgrounds share the love of Christ with the most vulnerable as they care for the elderly, the homeless and neighbors in need. Our nation is strong because of Catholics and all people of faith.”
“We believe in the joy of family, the blessing of freedom and the dignity of work and the eternal truth that every child born and unborn is made in the holy image of God,” the President said. “I will always protect the vital role of religion and prayer in American society, and I will always defend the sacred right to life.”
In another personal moment, Trump said, “Melanie and I recently visited the shrine of St. John Paul II, a man who had such a profound impact on our country and the world. It was an incredible visit.”
Quoting the Polish Pope, he encouraged Catholics to let “the good news of Christ radiate from your hearts and the peace that he alone gives remain forever in your souls….”
The above comes from a Sept. 23 story on LifeSiteNews.
Isn’t the secular law to all practical medical care to a fetus born alive?
No, Mike, there is no requirement for care.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/02/the-born-alive-abortion-survivors-protection-act-is-back/
“…there is no existing federal law that requires doctors to provide medical care for infants who survive an abortion procedure.
The Born-Alive Infants Protection Act (BAIPA) of 2002 established that the terms “person,” “human being,” “child,” and “individual” in federal law include every infant born alive, even after an abortion; it instituted no penalties for physicians who neglect to care for such infants.an abortion; it instituted no penalties for physicians who neglect to care for such infants.
Here is what the (proposed S.311 – Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act) born-alive bill does:
• creates criminal penalties for doctors who allow a newborn to die because they failed to provide medical care after the infant survived an attempted abortion procedure
• mandates that a child born alive in an abortion clinic be transported to a hospital for further care
• requires health-care practitioners to report any violations of the law
• institutes penalties for intentionally killing a newborn, including fines and up to five years’ imprisonment
• grants the woman on whom the abortion is performed civil cause of action against the abortionist and protection from prosecution if her child is not cared for after birth
Even though none of these provisions restricts abortion, after several weeks of debate, 44 Democratic senators voted to block the legislation, using a number of inaccurate arguments and disregarding the bill’s text.
Most Democrats who opposed the legislation last time around claimed that it is redundant or unnecessary. ”
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See also:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/311/actionshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/311/actions
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Late term live birth dismembering abortions have been reportedly used in organ harvesting and research
http://www.survivors.la/born-alive-abortions
So, hopefully Pres Trump will shortcut this protection and care to the survivors.
Mike , look up the video of Virginia Gov Ralph Northam discussing third trimester abortion , disgusting ,the phrase “the banality of evil” comes to mind . Same governor that cant decide if he was in black face or a Klansman in his yearbook.
Mike M., Gianna Jessen and other abortion survivors begged the Obama Administration to sign the bill protecting children who survived abortion who were just being thrown into a sink and left to die, but President Obama would not sign such a bill. That was one of the chief reasons I would not vote for him.