There is a 13-year-old Illinois law that states a second doctor must be present in the event an abortionist thinks s/he might abort a potentially viable baby alive. Doesn t that protect live aborted babies?
Note that the decision to call the second doctor is up to the abortionist. The Illinois House sponsor of that bill, former state Rep. Penny Pullen, explains the loophole: The two-doctor rule depends on a pre-delivery assessment by the abortionist that the baby may be viable. The purpose of BAIPA is to require a post-delivery assessment, which is needed because viability is such a tricky question, and because abortionists will likely err on the side of being able to commit the abortion without inviting a second doctor to assist for the sake of the baby. It subjects the abortionist to second-guessing by a second doctor.
