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  2. Born alive laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The born alive rule was originally a principle at common law in England that was carried to the United States and other former colonies of the British Empire. First formulated by William Staunford, it was later set down by Edward Coke in his Institutes of the Laws of England: "If a woman be quick with childe, and by a potion or otherwise killeth it in her wombe, or if a man beat her, whereby ...

  3. No legal protections for ‘born alive’ babies in some states ...

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    The Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002, which both chambers of Congress passed and then-President George W. Bush signed, established that federal legal protections that applied to "persons ...

  4. Born-Alive Infants Protection Act - Wikipedia

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    The Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002 ("BAIPA" Pub. L. 107–207 (text), 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

  5. Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union - Wikipedia

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    Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union, 535 U.S. 564 (2002), followed by 542 U.S. 656 (2004), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court, ruling that the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) was unconstitutional as a violation of the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech. [1]

  6. 2022 Montana Legislative Referendum 131 - Wikipedia

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    An act adopting the born-alive infant protection act; providing that infants born alive, including infants born alive after an abortion, are legal persons; requiring health care providers to take necessary actions to preserve the life of a born-alive infant; providing a penalty; providing that the proposed act be submitted to the qualified electors of Montana; and providing an effective date.

  7. A 2018 bill made it illegal to slaughter dogs and cats for ...

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    Here's what federal law says about using cats and dogs for meat.

  8. Judge rules Georgia's six week abortion ban unconstitutional

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    The 26-page decision from Fulton Superior Judge Robert McBurney repealed Georgia’s Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act, a 2020 law that restricted access to abortion after six weeks, ...

  9. Neonaticide - Wikipedia

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    Under the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002, a woman who gives childbirth after an attempted abortion is the mother of a born-alive infant if the infant is observed with any of the following signs of life: breathing, heartbeat, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or confirmed voluntary muscle movement, regardless of the gestational age of ...