Senate Republicans failed on Wednesday to invoke cloture on a bill legislating care for infants “born alive” during attempted abortions, with the motion largely serving to get Democrats on the record as voting against a bill being framed as anti-infanticide.

U.S. Senate Democrats blocked legislation Wednesday that would have established penalties for health care professionals who don’t provide medical care for infants born following an attempted abortion,

Senate Democrats on Wednesday derailed a bill that would have required medical providers to perform life-saving care for babies born alive after a failed abortion.

GOP Claims About Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act ‘Entirely Misinformation’ At a press briefing, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) rebutted Republican claims about their Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.

The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act failed to advance in the Senate in a partisan vote on Wednesday afternoon, failing to gain the necessary Democrat support to pass. The bill, which would require life-saving medical care for infants born after failed abortions,