Vote Smart's Synopsis:

A vote to pass a bill that requires medical personnel to rescue viable fetuses if they survive an abortion.

Highlights:

• Requires that a physician performing an abortion attempt to revive a fetus if it shows any signs of life including (Sec. 1-3):

• Breathing;

• A heartbeat;

• Umbilical cord pulsation; or

• Definitive movement of voluntary muscles.

• Specifies that the occurrence of this event in a hospital requires immediate medical care, informing the mother of the live birth, and a request for transfer to the on-duty resident or emergency physician (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that the occurrence of this event in any medical facility other than a hospital requires immediate medical care and a 911 call for an emergency transfer to a hospital (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that failure to comply could result in (Sec. 4):

• Civil action for compensatory or punitive damages;

• Professional disciplinary action for the suspension or revocation of licensure; and

• A wrongful death claim.

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