TheAdultInTheRoom wrote:
Minnesota statute was literally rewritten to remove the term "preserve the life" of a baby born alive with "provide care". 8 babies died after being born after failed abortions in Minnesota.
That statute was changed in May 2023, let's look at how preserving the life of babies born alive worked out in 2019, under the previous statute:
For the calendar year of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, three (3) abortion
procedures resulting in a born-alive infant were reported.
In one instance, fetal anomalies were reported but residual cardiac activity was present
at 2 minutes. Care of fetus was transferred to the second medical doctor. No measures
taken to preserve life were reported and the infant did not survive.
In one instance, comfort care measures were provided as planned and the infant did not survive.
In one instance, the infant was previable. No measures taken to preserve life were
reported and the infant did not survive.
Note, that's 3 out of 9,922 abortions performed in Minnesota in 2019.
In 2020, out of 10,339 abortions in Minnesota there were ZERO born babies born alive.
In 2021, still prior to the changes in the statute in May, 2023:
For the calendar year of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, 5 abortion procedures
resulting in a born-alive infant were reported.
• In one instance, fetal anomalies were reported resulting in death shortly after delivery.
No measures taken to preserve life were reported and the infant did not survive.
• In two instance, comfort care measures were provided as planned and the infant did not
survive.
• In two instances, the infant was previable. No measures taken to preserve life were
reported and the infant did not survive.
So, none of the 8 born alive babies (out of ~30,000 abortions ~ 0.027%) that didn't survive can be attributed to changes to the law that occurred in 2023.
It's worth noting that the "Born Alive Infants Protection Act", which enforced reporting requirements, wasn't passed in MN until 2015, under a Demoncratic state house and governor.