Legislation proposed in the Maryland Senate allows for newborn babies to die

By: Jay Greenberg  |@NeonNettle

A Democrat Maryland state senator has proposed a bill that would allow babies to be killed within the first 28 days after birth, according to a legal analysis.

A pro-life attorney analyzed the new legislation and warned that the proposed law would allow for newborn infants to be left to die.

Senate Bill 669, also known as the Pregnant Person’s Freedom Act of 2022, is sponsored by Senator William Smith, a Democrat.

However, the problems go beyond the use of “person” in place of accurate references to women having babies, according to American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) attorney Olivia Summers. 

"[T]he bill also proposes a revision of the fetal murder/manslaughter statute that would serve to handcuff the investigation of infant deaths unrelated to abortion,” Summers wrote in her analysis. 

The legislation prohibits investigations and criminal prosecutions for women and medical professionals for a “failure to act” in relation to a “perinatal death.”

"In other words, a baby born alive and well could be abandoned and left to starve or freeze to death,” Summers wrote.

"Nothing could be done to punish those who participated in that cruel death.” 

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She said that the language used is unclear, so the law could be interpreted to “prevent investigations into the death of infants at least seven days AFTER their birth, and may extend to infants as old as four weeks!” 

The Maryland Code does not define “perinatal,” Summers told LifeSite News.

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