1. Legislative history
    Committee of the House 

2. Interpretation of the Bill

3. See also

4. References

The Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002 ("BAIPA" {{USStatute|107|207|116|926|2002|08|05}}, {{USC|1|8}}) is an Act of Congress. It extends legal protection to an infant born alive after a failed attempt at induced abortion. It was signed by President George W. Bush.

Legislative history

• Based on {{USBill|107|HR|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

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]

Interpretation of the Bill

• Defines a "Born alive infant" as "Person, human being, Child, Individual".
• Acknowledges human rights of any child born within the United States.
• "Born Alive" is defined as the complete expulsion of an infant at any stage of development that has a heartbeat, pulsation of the umbilical cord, breath, or voluntary muscle movement, no matter if the umbilical cord has been cut or if the expulsion of the infant was natural, induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion.

See also

• Born-alive rule
• Baby Doe Law
• Gianna Jessen
• Jill Stanek
• Kermit Gosnell

References

• Sir Edward Hoby, 1st Baronet
• Sir Edward Hungerford
• Sir Edward Hussey, 3rd Baronet
• Sir Edward Hussey Packe
• Sir Edward James Reid, 2nd Baronet
• Sir Edward John Johnson-Walsh, 2nd Baronet
• Sir Edward Johnson-Ferguson, 1st Baronet
• Sir Edward Lawrence Levy
• Sir Edward Littleton, 2nd Baronet
• Sir Edward Littleton, 4th Baronet
• Sir Edward Loftus, 1st Baronet
• Sir Edward Mansel, 4th Baronet
• Sir Edward Marshall-Hall
• Sir Edward Marsh Merewether
• Sir Edward Maugar Iliffe
• Sir Edward Montague
• Sir Edward Mosley, 1st Baronet
• Sir Edward Mosley, 2nd Baronet
• Sir Edward Musgrave, 1st Baronet
• Sir Edward Newenham
• Sir Edward Norreys
• Sir Edward North
• Sir Edward Northey
• Sir Edward Packe
• Sir Edward Paget