Budd Voted For The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Which Would Require Health Professions To Be Present During Abortions To Provide The Same Level Of Care For Fetuses As Would Be Provided During A Normal Childbirth. According to News & Record, “FETUSES AND ABORTION: The House has passed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would require health care practitioners present at an attempted abortion to provide the same level of care for the fetus that would be provided after a normal childbirth, under threat of criminal penalties if the requirement is not met. The vote, on Jan. 19, was 241-183. Yeas: Walker, Budd” [News & Record, 1/28/18]
Budd Supported The Abortion Survivors Protection Act In Response To States Like New York And Illinois’ “State Level Extremism”. According to an op-ed by Ted Budd and Marjorie Dannenfelser published in the Daily Caller, “States like New York and Illinois have shocked the nation this year by expanding abortion up to the point of birth — even after the baby is delivered. In January, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D-Va.) described his stance on abortion in an interview: ‘The infant would be delivered; the infant would be kept comfortable; the infant would be resuscitated if that’s what the mother and the family desire, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother.’ In response to this state-level extremism, Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) introduced the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, legislation to ensure that a baby born alive during a failed abortion receives the same life-sustaining medical care as any other baby born prematurely at the same age.” [Ted Budd and Marjorie Dannenfelser Op-Ed – Daily Caller, 8/15/19]