Schmidt Supports House Passage of Born Alive Protection Act

COLUMBUS – The Ohio House of Representatives yesterday passed Senate Bill 157, the Born Alive Protection Act, to protect the lives of a child who is born alive after a failed abortion. State Representative Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) voted yes in support of the bill. .

“Every human life matters, including the lives of babies being aborted,” said Schmidt. “I am proud that Dr. Terry Johnson, our State Senator, is ensuring babies born alive after an attempted abortion have their constitutional and God-given right to life and that health care professionals take every measure available to protect them.”

Under the bill, a physician who performs or attempts an abortion in which a child is born alive to immediately provide life-saving care. Additionally, if the physician who performs the abortion does not attempt to save the child if they are born alive, they can be sued for being guilty of abortion manslaughter. 

The bill also includes a new requirement stating that a physician must submit monthly and annual reports to the Ohio Department of Health summarizing the data available to their facility, and failure to do so will result in possible legal repercussions.