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Mark Kennedy: “I would just remind us to keep in mind that under Federal and most State laws, a live birth is when a baby is entirely…”

On the recordOctober 1, 2003
I would just remind us to keep in mind that under Federal and most State laws, a live birth is when a baby is entirely delivered from a mother and shows any sign of life, regardless of whether or not it has yet reached the stage where it can survive independently of the mother. Under the doctrine set by the Supreme Court, such a baby, no matter how premature, is a person and is protected under the law. Even worse, scientists have shown that babies at such a stage certainly experience great pain during partial-birth abortion. On this fact alone, we should ban this procedure.
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Mark Kennedy
Minnesota

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Discussing the legal definition of live birth and advocating against partial-birth abortion.

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