In a press release by Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO), she celebrated the House passage of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act extends sufficient legal protection and medical provision to children who survive failed abortions. The bill would amend the federal criminal code to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to, first, exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and second, ensure that such a child is immediately admitted to a hospital.
Brent Leatherwood
This bill appeals to the consciences of Americans in both parties, and its passage will move us closer to the day when we achieve a true culture of life in this country.”
The press release shares this quote from ERLC President Brent Leatherwood applauding the House passage of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act:
“It is a reprehensible reality that a child who survives an attempted abortion in this nation is not guaranteed life-saving medical care. The Senate demonstrated poor leadership in its failed attempt to pass The Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, a piece of common-sense legislation that would close one of the massive gaps in our legal protections for children. This is why I am grateful for Rep. Ann Wagner’s leadership on this important bill in the House. This bill appeals to the consciences of Americans in both parties, and its passage will move us closer to the day when we achieve a true culture of life in this country.”
Southern Baptists affirm that every human is created in the image of God. As stated in a 2022 resolution of the Southern Baptist Convention, the Bible “reveals that all human life is created in the image of God, and therefore sacred to our Creator.” Further, the convention’s Baptist Faith & Message affirms that “children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing and heritage from the Lord” and calls us to “speak on behalf of the unborn and contend for the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death.”
Read the full press release from Representative Ann Wagner.
Additional Resources on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- ERLC’s policy stance on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- Policy brief on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- Pro-life policy priorities for the ERLC