Thune, Lankford pressure Dems to protect babies who survive botched abortions

Senators John Thune and James Lankford to codify protections for babies who survive botched abortions mirroring the bill that passed in the House earlier this month.

"What we're trying to do is lay some markers down on things that should be no-brainers," Thune said in an interview with Fox News Digital. "You would think everybody could agree that an infant born alive after an abortion should receive the same protections under the law, and then have the same access to medical care that any baby born alive in a hospital would receive." Brianna Herlihy is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

"It shouldn’t be controversial to say that the small number of children who survive an attempted abortion and are living outside their mother’s womb, that baby deserves to receive care," Lankford said. "Protecting life should not be a partisan issue; it should be an American issue and a human rights issue."