Every Senate Democrat voted against born-alive protections
Do any Democrats in the U.S. Senate support strengthening born-alive protections for babies that survive an attempted abortion?
Not according to the latest Senate vote.
The body failed to…

Do any Democrats in the U.S. Senate support strengthening born-alive protections for babies that survive an attempted abortion?
Not according to the latest Senate vote.
The body failed to advance the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act” on Wednesday, with 52 Republicans supporting the measure, and all 47 Democrats opposed it. The bill needed 60 votes for cloture, according to The Hill.
The measure would “prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.”
“Senate Democrats just voted to block the Born-Alive Act,” Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, posted on X. “This isn’t complicated: babies who survive a failed abortion deserve medical care. It’s truly unbelievable that protecting these precious lives is a partisan issue. I’ll never stop fighting for the voiceless.”
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, said the ‘no’ votes from Democrats exemplified their extreme approach to abortion.
“Republicans are NOT the radical party on the issue of life,” Mullin told The Daily Wire. “Don’t let them put you in a corner. Democrats can’t even concede that a baby, born alive, should receive medical treatment if they survived an abortion. As the father of six, three of whom we adopted, this makes me sick.”
Democrats were expected to oppose the legislation, as they did nearly universally in the U.S. House two years ago. When the House passed a version of this bill in 2023, just one Democrat supported it.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, strongly opposed the bill and condemned Republicans for bringing it up for a vote.
“Instead of addressing the health care crisis that Dobbs has unleashed, Republicans are now looking to make it even harder for women to access comprehensive and compassionate health care,” Durbin claimed in a statement, referencing the Supreme Court decision that ended the constitutional right to an abortion.
Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, who introduced the bill, called it a “common sense” proposal.
“I am disappointed that every Senate Democrat voted against my Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, making something that should be common sense, completely partisan for the first time,” Lankford posted on X. “This bill is straightforward and would save lives. I believe every life is valuable and that no one is disposable.”
It’s unclear whether the U.S. House will bring the bill up for a vote this session.