{"id":32507,"date":"2019-03-30T06:51:41","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T10:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=32507"},"modified":"2019-03-30T06:51:41","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T10:51:41","slug":"infanticide-scandal-democrats-block-legislation-that-protects-aborted-babies-born-alive-for-22nd-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=32507","title":{"rendered":"INFANTICIDE SCANDAL: Democrats Block Legislation that Protects Aborted Babies Born Alive for 22nd Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Watch: Democrats Block Bill to Protect Babies Who Survive Abortion from Infanticide for 22nd Time<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) requests UC for Born Alive Bill\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dPP5thBmrt8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Susan Berry<br \/>\nBreitbart.com<\/p>\n<h3>Republican Rep. Lance Gooden of Texas asked for unanimous consent Wednesday for the House to consider a vote on the Born-Alive legislation that would protect babies who survive abortion.<\/h3>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLanceGooden\/status\/1110974016251146241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1110974016251146241&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fpolitics%2F2019%2F03%2F29%2Fwatch-democrats-block-bill-protect-babies-who-survive-abortion-from-infanticide-22nd-time%2F<\/p>\n<p>For the 22<sup>nd\u00a0<\/sup>time, House Democrats rejected a vote on H.R. 962, a bill that would require an infant who is born alive following an attempted abortion to receive the same form of prompt transfer to a hospital and medical attention any other child would be given.<\/p>\n<p>House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, a Republican from Louisiana, and Republican Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2019\/02\/06\/house-republicans-re-introduce-born-alive-act-to-protect-babies-from-infanticide\/\">introduced<\/a>\u00a0the bill on February 6 and Scalia intends to file a discharge petition that may be signed by other House members when it becomes active on April 2 if no action is taken by Democrat leaders. When a majority of members sign onto the discharge petition, it will force a vote on the Born-Alive legislation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING \u2192 I\u2019ll be filing a discharge petition on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAnnWagner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepAnnWagner<\/a>&#39;s Born Alive bill on April 2nd. This petition will bypass Nancy Pelosi &amp; force a vote on the floor to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EndInfanticide?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EndInfanticide<\/a> if a majority of members sign on. Tell your representative to sign this petition! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LetUsVote?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LetUsVote<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveScalise\/status\/1110553465904947200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I introduced the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act because Congress must act to protect those who cannot protect themselves. Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveScalise?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SteveScalise<\/a> for joining me on this crucial legislation. Read our full release here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iZFSwIHrxU\">https:\/\/t.co\/iZFSwIHrxU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ann Wagner (@RepAnnWagner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAnnWagner\/status\/1093227372797718533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the 24th time in total that Congressional Democrats thwarted an attempt by Republicans to vote on a bill that would provide medical care and treatment for babies who provide survived failed abortions \u2014\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2019\/03\/26\/house-democrats-block-bill-to-stop-infanticide-for-21st-time-refuse-care-for-aborted-babies-born-alive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\">22 times in the House<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2019\/02\/25\/senate-democrats-block-bill-to-stop-infanticide-and-care-for-babies-born-alive-after-abortions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\">twice in the Senate<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2019\/03\/28\/house-democrats-block-bill-to-stop-infanticide-for-22nd-time-refuse-care-for-aborted-babies-born-alive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\">observed<\/a> pro-life media LifeNews.<\/p>\n<p>Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said in a statement that\u00a0\u201cproviding health care to babies born alive is an issue that should receive unanimous support, regardless of your position on abortion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy continuing to block this commonsense legislation, Democratic leadership in the House is essentially giving the green light to infanticide,\u201d he added. \u201cThere is no practice more barbaric than killing babies that could survive if given care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy tweeted on March 25:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">19 times \u2190 House Republicans have tried to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, a bill that would rescue children who survive a botched abortion.<\/p>\n<p>19 times \u2190 House Democrats have blocked it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vm0xQfauE1\">pic.twitter.com\/vm0xQfauE1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerMcCarthy\/status\/1110286308008751104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In February Senate Democrats\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2019\/02\/25\/senate-dems-fail-alive-abortions-infanticide\/\">voted<\/a>\u00a0against the Born-Alive legislation introduced in that chamber by Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse. The bill failed as a result since it required a 60-vote supermajority for approval and Republicans could only obtain 53 votes for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe silence from Congressional Democrats is deafening and shameful,\u201d Scalise said upon the introduction of the legislation. \u201cEvery Member of Congress, regardless of party, needs to go on record against infanticide, and we must immediately take action to stop it. The American people deserve to know where their representatives stand on this critical issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perkins said America is at \u201ca moment of decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether or not we will allow infanticide \u2013 the murder of a baby who survives the first attempt on their life \u2013 has become a defining issue for us as a nation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2019\/03\/29\/watch-democrats-block-bill-protect-babies-who-survive-abortion-from-infanticide-22nd-time\/\">https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2019\/03\/29\/watch-democrats-block-bill-protect-babies-who-survive-abortion-from-infanticide-22nd-time\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch: Democrats Block Bill to Protect Babies Who Survive Abortion from Infanticide for 22nd Time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32507\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}