March 27, 2002 / DENVER - Taune Winter survived an abortion attempt, and she's thankful for the chance at life. Today, she's 15 and lives with her adoptive mother in Deer Trail, Colo. "I thank God every night for my family, for the world, for my cousins, my friends, and everything that pops into my head," Taune said.
Taune spoke in February to a committee of the Colorado House of Representatives, urging them to embrace a bill that would give protection to other children who survive abortions but are left to die with little or no medical care. Called the "Born Alive" bill, the legislation would define a child as "every human being who is born alive at any stage of development."
The issue took center stage nationally March 12, when the federal House of Representatives approved the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act by a voice vote. The federal bill would amend the legal definition of "person," "human being," "child" and "individual" to include abortion survivors outside the womb who have a heartbeat or are breathing on their own. An identical bill is pending in the U.S. Senate.
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2. april 2002