Mon Aug 7, 2023 – 9:46 am EDT
MINNESOTA (LifeSiteNews) – Babies who survive abortions will no longer be counted under a new Minnesota pro-abortion law that is now in effect.
Babies who survive abortion also have fewer rights after the state’s Democratic leaders passed the legislation, in effect as of August 1, that lessens the medical care requirements for those infants.
The new law removed a requirement that abortion reporting forms include information on “whether the abortion resulted in a born alive infant,” “any medical actions taken to preserve the life of the born alive infant,” “whether the born alive infant survived” and “the status of the born alive infant, should the infant survive.”
The law also changes the “reasonable measures” requirement to say that “medical personnel” should provide “care for the infant who is born alive.” There is no longer a requirement to “preserve the life and health of the born alive infant.”
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL) criticized the change in an August 1 statement.
“Minnesota lawmakers have revoked basic protection for newborn babies, and now the fate of newborns who survive abortion will be hidden from the public,” MCCL Co-Executive Director
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