Requires health care practitioners to give the same level of care to any infant born alive after an abortion or attempted abortion as they would to any other newborn of the same gestational age, and to promptly transport and admit the infant to a hospital.

Creates federal crimes and penalties for failing to provide this care (up to 5 years in prison), treats intentional killing as murder under federal law, mandates immediate reporting of violations, allows the woman to sue for damages, and defines key terms. It also states Congress’s constitutional basis for this law.