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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|Tim Scott's]] flight to D.C. was delayed and he 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]}

The '''S.311 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act''' was a bill introduced by Senator [[Ben Sasse]] (R-Ne) which sought 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 he 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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