Born-Alive Infants Protection Act
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Long title | Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002 |
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Acronyms (colloquial) | BAIPA |
Enacted by | the 107th United States Congress |
Citations | |
Public law | 107-207 |
Statutes at Large | 116 Stat. 926 |
Codification | |
Titles amended | 1 |
U.S.C. sections created | 1 U.S.C. § 8 |
Legislative history | |
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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.
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Legislative history
[edit]- Based on H.R. 2175 – passed March 12, 2002
- Introduced on June 14, 2001[1]
- Reported by Committee on August 2, 2001[1]
- Passed House on March 12, 2002[1]
- Passed Senate by unanimous consent July 18, 2002.[2]
- Signed into law by President Bush in Pittsburgh at the Pittsburgh Hilton.[3] on August 5, 2002[1]
- The original author of the bill was Congressman Charles T. Canady of Florida who had by then retired from Congress.
Committee of the House
[edit]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.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002 (2002 - H.R. 2175)". GovTrack.us.
- ^ Bill history Archived 2016-07-05 at the Wayback Machine at the Library of Congress
- ^ President Signs Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, White House press release, 2002-08-05.
- ^ "Born Alive Infants Protection Act of 2001" (PDF). congress.gov.
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