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Senate Democrats block advance of Born-Alive Protection bill

January 23, 2025

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CWN Editor's Note: In a party-line vote, the US Senate failed to advance a bill that would have required medical care for any baby born alive after an attempted abortion.

Every Democratic senator voted against ending a filibuster that has blocked consideration of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. The vote to end debate was 52 to 47, falling short of the 60 votes needed to end the filibuster.

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  • Posted by: grateful1 - Jan. 24, 2025 6:32 PM ET USA

    Sadly, not one of those Democrats -- even the self-described Catholic ones -- will be taken to task for this Mengelian scandal by Francis's newly appointed head of the Washington DC Archdiocese, Robert McElroy.

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