TCT-H-01 · Health
Democrats permit execution of babies after birth
Statement and context
“He also says execution after birth—it’s execution, no longer abortion, because the baby is born—is okay.” — 2024-09-10, ABC presidential debate, referring to Gov. Tim Walz.
“He also says execution after birth—it’s execution, no longer abortion, because the baby is born—is okay.” — 2024-09-10, ABC presidential debate, referring to Gov. Tim Walz.
What the evidence shows
Killing a newborn is illegal in every state. Minnesota’s amended statute still says a born-alive infant is a human person with immediate legal protection and requires care; changes addressed medical language, including palliative situations, not permission to kill. See Minnesota Statutes §145.423 and the Associated Press statutory review.
False. Abortion law does not authorize killing a child after live birth.
Sources and attribution
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Related occurrences and variants
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- — Original research
“They will take the life of a child in the eighth month, the ninth month, and even after birth.” — 2024-06-27, CNN presidential debate.