Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) used the talking points of Planned Parenthood and its allies in the abortion industry when asked about his decision to veto legislation that would require abortionists to provide medical care to babies born alive following an abortion attempt.

“I think those protections already exist,” the governor said, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “We have all sorts of issues to deal with in the state of Wisconsin and to pass a bill that is redundant seems to be not a productive use of time.”

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The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection legislation would require a healthcare provider to ensure an infant who survives an abortion receives the same emergency medical treatment any other newborn would receive. . . .

According to the report, Evers said the decision by Republicans to introduce bills such as the Born-Alive measure was made “to create division.”

“I ran on the belief — and I still believe — that women should be able to make choices about their health care,” Evers said. “But this deals with a specific issue that’s already been resolved.” . . .

Evers’ words come as North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, also a Democrat, vetoed a similar bill in his state last week, stating, “Laws already protect newborn babies and this bill is an unnecessary interference between doctors and their patients.”

In March, Planned Parenthood President Dr. Leana Wen also wrote in a letter to the Wall Street Journal editorial board that there is “no such thing as infanticide in medical care.”. . .

Recent polling by the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List found that 77 percent of voters support (55 percent strongly support) legislation to ensure a baby who survives an abortion is given the same medical treatment as any other baby born prematurely.

(Read more at Breitbart.)