ABC host Lindsey Davis, who fact-checked former President Donald Trump's pro-abortion claims during Tuesday's debate, ignored the fact that a botched abortion in Minnesota could result in the death of an infant born alive.
Trump Claimed During Tuesday's debate, Davis said some Democratic states allow babies born after a botched abortion to be killed, specifically pointing out the home state of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential candidate. say “There is no state in this country where it is legal to kill a newborn baby.”
But Waltz, Signed In 2023, a comprehensive bill will become law that would allow doctors to refuse life-saving treatment to babies born after a botched abortion. (Related article: President Trump says ABC's license should be revoked due to debate moderator performance)
According to Minnesota Department of Health records, 24 babies were born live as a result of abortions performed between 2015 and 2022. Of the babies born live as a result of abortions performed between 2015 and 2022, medical professionals provided “comfort care” to seven babies, attempting to ease their final moments, but in one case in 2017 “no specific steps taken to preserve life were reported,” the National Catholic Register reported. Reported.
A bill signed by Governor Walz in 2023 eliminated requirements requiring abortion providers to report live births.
Previous Minnesota law Required For infants born after a failed abortion, “all reasonable steps consistent with good medical practice, including the compilation of appropriate medical records, must be taken to protect the life and health of the infant.” Walz's bill removes language requiring health care providers to “protect the life and health of an infant born alive.” Replaced It is accompanied by instructions to “care for infants born alive.”
According to NCR, Minnesota Democratic Rep. Tina Liebling, who introduced the comprehensive bill, argued in April 2023 that “comfort care” is more appropriate for infants born alive during abortions than “aggressive care to keep the infant alive regardless of the parents' wishes.”
ABC News signage is installed in the Media File Center inside the Pennsylvania Convention Center the day before the presidential debate. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“The hosts were rooting for Kamala Harris and were clearly biased against President Trump,” Caroline Leavitt, national spokesperson for the Trump campaign, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “They incorrectly 'fact-checked' President Trump but didn't follow up when Kamala refused to say whether she supported restrictions on late-term abortions. Kamala has proven herself to be an extremist in support of late-term abortion.”
Harris rejected restricting access to abortion during Tuesday's debate, saying Minnesota has no gestational age limits for abortions. According to To KFF News.
Minnesota isn't the only state that allows doctors to deny life-saving treatment to babies born after a botched abortion: Montana voters rejected a ballot measure in 2022 that would have required medical professionals to try to save the lives of babies born alive during abortions, The New York Times reports. ReportedHowever, Montana restricts abortions after the fetus is deemed viable. According to To KFF News.
ABC, the Minnesota governor's office and the Harris campaign did not immediately respond to DCNF's requests for comment.
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