Abortion opponents see Trump’s second term as a chance to revive federal enthusiasm on a longtime social issue.

Senate Democrats banded together Wednesday to shoot down a born-alive abortion measure, marking a show of unity after recent defections on an immigration bill that will deliver President Donald Trump an early legislative victory.

Senate Democrats on Wednesday derailed a bill that would have required medical providers to perform life-saving care for babies born alive after a failed abortion.

President Donald Trump is slated to make a video appearance at the 2025 March for Life, different from his in-person appearance in 2020.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R- Ala. has introduced legislation with U.S. Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla. that would penalize healthcare practitioners who fail to provide care for an infant that is born-alive from an abortion attempt.

Senators voted 52-47 on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which requires any health care practitioner present to provide the same level of medical attention and treatment to a baby born alive during an abortion procedure as they would to any other baby born at the same gestational age.