Florida Senate Bill 1760 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Cites this act as the "Born Alive Infant Protection Act." Provides that an infant born alive subsequent to an abortion is entitled to the same rights, powers, and privileges as a child born alive in the course of a birth that is not subsequent to an abortion. Provides a standard of care to be exercised by health care practitioners toward such a child. Requires health care practitioners to report violations. Provides that violations may constitute grounds for discipline of health care practitioners under a specified provision, etc.

Infants Born Alive

Sen. Stephen Wise [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-07		Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2011-03-10		Referred to Health Regulation; Budget -SJ 200
2011-03-04		Filed

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/1760
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/1760/BillText/Filed/HTML