S. 6, the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” would establish criminal penalties for healthcare practitioners who intentionally kill or harm an infant born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion.

The Senate did not vote directly on S. 6, but on a motion to invoke cloture (and thus limit debate) so the bill could be voted on. The motion to invoke cloture was rejected on January 22, 2025 by a vote of 52 to 47 (Roll Call 11; a three-fifths majority of the entire Senate is required to invoke cloture). We have assigned pluses to the yeas because the U.S. Constitution does not grant a right to abortion. Abortion is not healthcare, it is the ending of innocent human life, and the Declaration of Independence affirms the right to life as a fundamental, God-given, and inherent right.