JD Vance claimed Walz signed a bill removing a requirement for doctors to provide life-saving care to babies who survive botched abortions.
JD Vance claimed Walz signed a bill removing a requirement for doctors to provide life-saving care to babies who survive botched abortions. He also claimed that Kamala Harris supports suing Catholic nuns to violate their freedom of conscience.
VERDICT: TRUE. Walz signed a bill in 2023 that stripped the state’s requirement to “preserve the life and health” of an infant born alive in botched abortions and replaced it with a broader requirement for “care.”
Harris also supports the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would repeal protections for Catholic workers, and others, who reject participating in abortions for religious and conscience reasons.
During the debate, Vance confronted Walz about the law and said:
Walz denied Vance’s accusation, claiming: “It’s not the case. It’s not true. That’s not what the law says.”
However, in May of 2023, Walz signed SF 2995, which repealed a state statute requiring medical personnel to “preserve the life and health” of an infant born alive as the result of an abortion, and replaced it to say that they must provide “care.” The Minnesota House specifically states on its website that the the state’s “born alive” infant provision was modified to “clarify an infant who is born alive will require care consistent with good medical practice, not necessarily life-preserving efforts.”
SF2995 also repealed a 2015 law that required the state to report whether abortions resulted in the live birth of a baby, what actions were taken to preserve the life of that baby, and whether the baby survived.
