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We had a full plate tonight so we didn’t get to talk much about a story that’s going to be in the news for awhile: 37-year-old Christy Freeman of Ocean City, Maryland is charged with first degree murder in the death of her pre-term infant son:
A 26-week-old male fetus was found wrapped in a bloody towel under her bathroom sink..
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Freeman was being held without bond Tuesday, as investigators continued to excavate the grounds at her home in a search that has turned up four tiny sets of remains, including the 26-week-old male fetus.
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Freeman was charged with murder under a state law that allows murder prosecutions of those who cause the death of a fetus that may have been able to survive outside the womb.
If Roe v. Wade is the law of the land, how can the Maryland statute survive a constitutional challenge? If Freeman is convicted of murder, can states outlaw abortion of any pre-term infant that might survive outside the womb? Stay tuned. We’ll talk about this Wednesday.
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