INFANTICIDE: New MD Legislation Could Allow Murder of Babies Post-Birth
“Thou shalt not kill.” —God (Exodus 20:13)
“For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast protected me from my mother's womb. I will praise thee, for thou art fearfully magnified: wonderful are thy works, and my soul knoweth right well. My bone is not hidden from thee, which thou hast made in secret: and my substance in the lower parts of the earth.” —Psalm 138 (139):13-15
“Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet, saying: A voice in Rama was heard, lamentation and great mourning; Rachel bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.” —Matt. 2:17-18
New legislation in Maryland could allow the horrific crime of infanticide—possibly up to four weeks after birth. But how is it surprising that the Democrats, who think tearing babies in the womb limb from limb and selling their body parts is matter for celebration, are now advocating for killing babies after birth? It is terrifying to think what judgment a society deserves that legitimizes the murder of innocent infants. When life is deemed valuable only because another person wants it, any sort of atrocity can be committed and justified by whoever happens to have the power to kill.
“[LifeSiteNews] Legislation proposed in the Maryland Senate would allow babies to be left to die for as long as the first 28 days after birth, according to analysis from a pro-life attorney.
Senate Bill 669 is also known as the Pregnant Person’s Freedom Act of 2022, [the stupidity of calling mothers ‘pregnant persons’. . .] but the problems go beyond the use of ‘person’ in place of accurate references to women having babies. Senator William Smith, a Democrat, sponsored the legislation, which will have a hearing on March 15.
‘[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,’ American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) attorney Olivia Summers wrote in her analysis.
This is because the legislation prohibits investigations and criminal prosecutions for women and medical professionals for a ‘failure to act’ in relation to a ‘perinatal death.’ [emphasis added]
‘In other words, a baby born alive and well could be abandoned and left to starve or freeze to death,’ Summers wrote, ‘and nothing could be done to punish those who participated in that cruel death.’
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 said. A 2020 law does define ‘perinatal care’ as the ‘provision of care during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum and neonatal periods.’
A definition on MedicineNet, a website owned by WebMD, defines it as ‘the 20th to 28th week of gestation’ to ‘1 to 4 weeks after birth.’
Summers, with the ACLJ, noted in her analysis that the state already has a safe haven law that allows parents to leave a newborn baby with a responsible adult without fear of prosecution.
‘Under the Safe Haven law, a distressed parent who is unable or unwilling to care for their infant can safely give up custody of their baby, no questions asked,’ the Maryland Department of Human Services explains. ‘Newborns can be left at hospitals or law enforcement stations.’
‘There is absolutely no reason for Maryland Senate Bill 669’s attempt to prevent someone who lets their baby die from being investigated,’ Summers said. ‘This bill just further exposes the complete lack of regard abortion advocates have for innocent human life.’
‘If they truly want to protect life and women, then legislators could simply extend the length of the safe harbor provision already in place,’ she said.”
The Miami Standard added context,
“This is hardly the first time that left-wing politicians have proposed legislation that aims to increase legal eligibility for baby murder. Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.) infamously blocked an amendment proposed by Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) that would have protected newborn survivors of botched abortions from being terminated.”
It is telling to note that there is protection in the Maryland bill specifically for women who kill a baby (or “fetus” as the bill says) who “is affected by genetic defect or serious deformity or abnormality.” In other words, specifically targeting children deemed less perfect in some way. How is that different from how the Nazis decided to kill people?