Are babies born alive after an abortion in NZ entitled to  medical support? Yes Once alive and living outside the mother's womb, the neonate is a legal person and has the same rights as any other person, and there is a requirement to provide health care in the same way as for any other neonate. Does NZ  Abortion Legislation Act (2020) makes it a legal requirement that babies born alive after an abortion are given medical support ? False , as per the New Zealand's Abortion Legislation Act (2020),  proposed amendment was voted down by 80 to 37 votes, so will not be part of the Bill.  If it was passed, then The amendment would have required that if a baby was born alive following a failed abortion, a qualified health practitioner or any other health practitioner present at the time the child is born, would have a duty to provide the child with appropriate medical care and treatment.
New Zealand's Abortion Legislation Act (2020) does not make it a legal requirement that babies born alive after an abortion are given medical support.
Are babies born alive after an abortion in NZ entitled to  medical support? Yes Once alive and living outside the mother's womb, the neonate is a legal person and has the same rights as any other person, and there is a requirement to provide health care in the same way as for any other neonate. Does NZ  Abortion Legislation Act (2020) makes it a legal requirement that babies born alive after an abortion are given medical support ? False , as per the New Zealand's Abortion Legislation Act (2020),  proposed amendment was voted down by 80 to 37 votes, so will not be part of the Bill.  If it was passed, then The amendment would have required that if a baby was born alive following a failed abortion, a qualified health practitioner or any other health practitioner present at the time the child is born, would have a duty to provide the child with appropriate medical care and treatment.

Based on the question-answer pairs above what can we conclude about the claim "New Zealand's Abortion Legislation Act (2020) does not make it a legal requirement that babies born alive after an abortion are given medical support."?

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Are babies born alive after an abortion in NZ entitled to  medical support? Yes Once alive and living outside the mother's womb, the neonate is a legal person and has the same rights as any other person, and there is a requirement to provide health care in the same way as for any other neonate. Does NZ  Abortion Legislation Act (2020) makes it a legal requirement that babies born alive after an abortion are given medical support ? False , as per the New Zealand's Abortion Legislation Act (2020),  proposed amendment was voted down by 80 to 37 votes, so will not be part of the Bill.  If it was passed, then The amendment would have required that if a baby was born alive following a failed abortion, a qualified health practitioner or any other health practitioner present at the time the child is born, would have a duty to provide the child with appropriate medical care and treatment.

Based on the question-answer pairs above what can we conclude about the claim "New Zealand's Abortion Legislation Act (2020) does not make it a legal requirement that babies born alive after an abortion are given medical support."?

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 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
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