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The S.311 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act was a bill introduced by Senator [[Ben Sasse]] (R-Ne) which seeked to provide absolute protection to babies that survive abortions and further punish doctors who fail to do so.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/311/text Text: S.311 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)]</ref> In one of the most shocking votes in congressional history, the bill did not pass as forty-four senators (forty-two Democrats and two Independents) voted against the bill, thus preventing the required sixty votes needed to pass.<ref>[https://www.lifenews.com/2019/02/25/senate-democrats-block-bill-to-stop-infanticide-and-care-for-babies-born-alive-after-abortions/ Senate Democrats Block Bill to Stop Infanticide and Care for Babies Born Alive After Abortions]</ref> No Republican voted against the bill, and even the pro-choice liberal Susan Collins (R-Me) in addition to left-wing Democrat Doug Jones (D-Al) voted for the bill. Tim Scott's flight to D.C. was delayed and subsequently missed the vote, though he would've voted for the bill considering his later frustration that Democrats would block it.<ref>[https://www.mediaite.com/politics/tim-scott-goes-off-on-abortion-survivor-bill-failure-frustrating-a-nation-of-good-conscience-would-debate-this/ Tim Scott Goes Off on Abortion Survivor Bill Failure: Frustrating a Nation of Good Conscience Would Debate This]</ref> Many pro-infanticide leftists justified the Democrat majority decision by arguing that such legislation already existed (a logical fallacy anyways).^{[citation needed]}

The S.311 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act was a bill introduced by Senator [[Ben Sasse]] (R-Ne) which seeked to provide absolute protection to babies that survive abortions and further punish doctors who fail to do so.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/311/text Text: S.311 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)]</ref> In one of the most shocking votes in congressional history, the bill did not pass as forty-four senators (forty-two Democrats and two Independents) voted against the bill, thus preventing the required sixty votes needed to pass.<ref>[https://www.lifenews.com/2019/02/25/senate-democrats-block-bill-to-stop-infanticide-and-care-for-babies-born-alive-after-abortions/ Senate Democrats Block Bill to Stop Infanticide and Care for Babies Born Alive After Abortions]</ref> No Republican voted against the bill, and even the pro-choice liberal [[Susan Collins]] (R-Me) in addition to left-wing Democrat [[Doug Jones]] (D-Al) voted for the bill. [[Tim Scott|Tim Scott's]] flight to D.C. was delayed and subsequently missed the vote, though he would've voted for the bill considering his later frustration that Democrats blocked it.<ref>[https://www.mediaite.com/politics/tim-scott-goes-off-on-abortion-survivor-bill-failure-frustrating-a-nation-of-good-conscience-would-debate-this/ Tim Scott Goes Off on Abortion Survivor Bill Failure: Frustrating a Nation of Good Conscience Would Debate This]</ref> Many pro-infanticide leftists justified the Democrat majority decision by arguing that such legislation already existed (a logical fallacy anyways).^{[citation needed]}

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