The U.S. Senate rejected a pro-life amendment last week that sought to protect preborn babies under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Presented by Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., the amendment would have legally recognized preborn children.
“This would classify the unborn child as a patient,” Steve Wymer, a spokesman for Allard, told Family News in Focus.
The amendment would have redefined the term “targeted low-income child” to include children from conception to birth.
