Ohio Governor Signs ‘Born Alive’ Abortion Bill Into Law
December 24, 2021 | Ohio
The Republican governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine, signed into law a measure to criminally penalize doctors who don’t provide medical care to babies born alive after an abortion attempt.
Ohio Senate Bill 157, also referred to as The Born Alive Infant Protection Act, “creates protections for children who are born alive after a failed abortion attempt,” a release from DeWine’s office on Dec. 22 reads.
The new law also “expands abortion manslaughter to include failing to take measures to preserve the health of a child born alive after an abortion, and creates a right of action for the affected mother to sue a person guilty of abortion manslaughter… (Excerpts from the Epoch Times)
