BABIES
BORN ALIVE
Babies Born Alive Bill
Nationwide, hundreds of babies have been born alive following abortion procedures.
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In many Australian states, doctors are not even required to provide medical assistance to children born alive following an abortion.
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These babies are left to gasp for breath until they die. They deserve the same rights and medical treatment as any other Australian baby born alive.
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A senate inquiry was held in July 2023.
A midwife story
“When I began photographing the baby, the flash stimulated this little boy to breath. I was horrified, how could he have possibly survived the termination? We didn’t know what to do, there was no policy for this situation. I picked up this perfectly formed baby wrapped him is a blanket and put him under a heater in the storeroom. It was so distressing.”
