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Born-Alive Infants Protection Act
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleBorn-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002
Acronyms (colloquial)BAIPA
Enacted bythe 107th United States Congress
Citations
Public law107-207
Statutes at Large116 Stat. 926
Codification
Titles amended1
U.S.C. sections created1 U.S.C. § 8
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 2175 by Steve Chabot (ROH) on June 14, 2001
  • Passed the House on March 12, 2002 (voice vote)
  • Passed the Senate on July 18, 2002 (unanimous consent)
  • Signed into law by President George W. Bush on August 5, 2002

The Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002 ("BAIPA" Pub. L. 107–207 (text) (PDF), 116 Stat. 926, enacted August 5, 2002, 1 U.S.C. § 8) is an Act of Congress. It affirms legal protection to an infant born alive after a failed attempt at induced abortion. It was signed by President George W. Bush.

President Bush signs the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act on August 5, 2002

Legislative history

  • Based on H.R. 2175 – passed March 12, 2002
  • Introduced on June 14, 2001
  • Reported by Committee on August 2, 2001
  • Passed House on March 12, 2002
  • Passed Senate by unanimous consent July 18, 2002.
  • Signed into law by President Bush in Pittsburgh at the Pittsburgh Hilton. on August 5, 2002
  • The original author of the bill was Congressman Charles T. Canady of Florida who had by then retired from Congress.

Committee of the House

The bill was approved by the committee on July 12, 2001. The committee consisted of 32 representatives, 25 of which voted for the bill, 2 against and 10 were not present during the vote. This vote allowed the bill to be passed onto the entire house of representatives.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002 (2002 - H.R. 2175)". GovTrack.us.
  2. Bill history Archived 2016-07-05 at the Wayback Machine at the Library of Congress
  3. President Signs Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, White House press release, 2002-08-05.
  4. "Born Alive Infants Protection Act of 2001" (PDF). congress.gov.
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