by Surprisingly, a baby box bill is set to be considered as early as Thursday, March 14, by the full Senate in Maryland. Why surprising? Because Maryland legislators, particularly Democrats who control the state, should know better.
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Contact Maryland Senators by email or phone. Ask them to VOTE NO on SB873 when it comes before them in the Senate. That’s all you have to do and that’s all you have to say (though saying a little bit more would be helpful, and for that we have suggested quick messages).
Senator Emails
Emails of each senator, which you should be able to copy and paste into your email application.
malcolm.augustine@senate.state.md.us
jack.bailey@senate.state.md.us
pamela.beidle@senate.state.md.us
joanne.benson@senate.state.md.us
benjamin.brooks@senate.state.md.us
marybeth.carozza@senate.state.md.us
jill.carter@senate.state.md.us
nick.charles@senate.state.md.us
paul.corderman@senate.state.md.us
sarah.elfreth@senate.state.md.us
arthur.ellis@senate.state.md.us
brian.feldman@senate.state.md.us
bill.ferguson@senate.state.md.us
william.folden@senate.state.md.us
katiefry.hester@senate.state.md.us
jason.gallion@senate.state.md.us
dawn.gile@senate.state.md.us
guy.guzzone@senate.state.md.us
antonio.hayes@senate.state.md.us
steve.hershey@senate.state.md.us
shelly.hettleman@senate.state.md.us
michael.jackson@senate.state.md.us
marydulany.james@senate.state.md.us
jb.jennings@senate.state.md.us
cheryl.kagan@senate.state.md.us
ariana.kelly@senate.state.md.us
nancy.king@senate.state.md.us
katherine.klausmeier@senate.state.md.us
benjamin.kramer@senate.state.md.us
clarence.lam@senate.state.md.us
karen.young@senate.state.md.us
johnny.mautz@senate.state.md.us
cory.mccray@senate.state.md.us
mike.mckay@senate.state.md.us
anthony.muse@senate.state.md.us
justin.ready@senate.state.md.us
jim.rosapepe@senate.state.md.us
johnnyray.salling@senate.state.md.us
bryan.simonaire@senate.state.md.us
will.smith@senate.state.md.us
charles.sydnor@senate.state.md.us
jeff.waldstreicher@senate.state.md.us
alonzo.washington@senate.state.md.us
mary.washington@senate.state.md.us
ron.watson@senate.state.md.us
chris.west@senate.state.md.us
craig.zucker@senate.state.md.us
Suggested Messages
Suggested messages to use. Personalize them if you want and add any other details you feel are necessary, but keep it short. In the subject line of the email put “NO on SB873 (Baby Boxes)”
Baby boxes increase baby abandonments and create a culture of abandonment. These bills do nothing to help mothers in crisis. VOTE NO on SB873.
The answer to a pregnant person’s crisis is not to persuade them to put their baby in a box and walk away. The answer is to help them and provide resources, yet baby boxes are a cheap and convenient tool to secure a child’s abandonment. Please VOTE NO on SB873.
Experts, including the Maryland Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, seriously question the use of baby boxes in Maryland and have asked for evidence that they actually work. That evidence does not exist. Please VOTE NO on SB873.
Baby boxes were invented in the dark ages, literally in the 13th century. They are inhumane devices and violate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Please VOTE NO on SB873.
Please VOTE NO on HB873, a baby box bill. A single anti-abortion company in the United States controls the market in baby boxes and has financial conflicts of interest in securing the expansion of these devices and referring women to use them. Why support that?
Senator Contact Information
Additional contact information about each Senator, including a phone number if you are more of a phone person. If you only want to call a few Senators, the Senate majority leadership is indicated in bold.
| Senator | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Augustine (D) | (410) 841-3745 | malcolm.augustine@senate.state.md.us |
| Jack Bailey (R) | (410) 841-3673 | jack.bailey@senate.state.md.us |
| Pamela Beidle (D) | (410) 841-3593 | pamela.beidle@senate.state.md.us |
| Joanne Benson (D) | (410) 841-3148 | joanne.benson@senate.state.md.us |
| Benjamin Brooks (D) | (410) 841-3606 | benjamin.brooks@senate.state.md.us |
| Mary Beth Carozza (R) | (410) 841-3645 | marybeth.carozza@senate.state.md.us |
| Jill Carter (D) | (410) 841-3697 | jill.carter@senate.state.md.us |
| Nick Charles (D) | (410) 841-3127 | nick.charles@senate.state.md.us |
| Paul Corderman (R) | (410) 841-3903 | paul.corderman@senate.state.md.us |
| Sarah Elfreth (D) | (410) 841-3578 | sarah.elfreth@senate.state.md.us |
| Arthur Ellis (D) | (410) 841-3616 | arthur.ellis@senate.state.md.us |
| Brian Feldman (D) | (410) 841-3169 | brian.feldman@senate.state.md.us |
| Bill Ferguson (D) | (410) 841-3600 | bill.ferguson@senate.state.md.us |
| William Folden (R) | (410) 841-3704 | william.folden@senate.state.md.us |
| Katie Fry Hester (D) | (410) 841-3671 | katiefry.hester@senate.state.md.us |
| Jason Gallion (R) | (410) 841-3603 | jason.gallion@senate.state.md.us |
| Dawn Gile (D) | (410) 841-3568 | dawn.gile@senate.state.md.us |
| Guy Guzzone (D) | (410) 841-3572 | guy.guzzone@senate.state.md.us |
| Antonio Hayes (D) | (410) 841-3656 | antonio.hayes@senate.state.md.us |
| Stephen Hershey (R) | (410) 841-3639 | steve.hershey@senate.state.md.us |
| Shelly Hettleman (D) | (410) 841-3131 | shelly.hettleman@senate.state.md.us |
| Michael Jackson (D) | (410) 841-3700 | michael.jackson@senate.state.md.us |
| Mary-Dulany James (D) | (410) 841-3158 | marydulany.james@senate.state.md.us |
| J.B. Jennings (R) | (410) 841-3706 | jb.jennings@senate.state.md.us |
| Cheryl Kagan (D) | (410) 841-3134 | cheryl.kagan@senate.state.md.us |
| Ariana Kelly (D) | (410) 841-3124 | ariana.kelly@senate.state.md.us |
| Nancy King (D) | (301) 858-3686 | nancy.king@senate.state.md.us |
| Katherine Klausmeier (D) | (410) 841-3620 | katherine.klausmeier@senate.state.md.us |
| Benjamin Kramer (D) | (410) 841-3151 | benjamin.kramer@senate.state.md.us |
| Clarence Lam (D) | (410) 841-3653 | clarence.lam@senate.state.md.us |
| Karen Lewis Young (D) | (410) 841-3575 | karen.young@senate.state.md.us |
| Johnny Mautz (R) | (410) 841-3590 | johnny.mautz@senate.state.md.us |
| Cory McCray (D) | (410) 841-3165 | cory.mccray@senate.state.md.us |
| Mike McKay (R) | (410) 841-3565 | mike.mckay@senate.state.md.us |
| C. Anthony Muse (D) | (410) 841-3092 | anthony.muse@senate.state.md.us |
| Justin Ready (R) | (410) 841-3683 | justin.ready@senate.state.md.us |
| Jim Rosapepe (D) | (410) 841-3141 | jim.rosapepe@senate.state.md.us |
| Johnny Salling (R) | (410) 841-3587 | johnnyray.salling@senate.state.md.us |
| Bryan Simonaire (R) | (410) 841-3658 | bryan.simonaire@senate.state.md.us |
| William Smith (D) | (410) 841-3634 | will.smith@senate.state.md.us |
| Charles E. Sydnor (D) | (410) 841-3612 | charles.sydnor@senate.state.md.us |
| Jeff Waldstreicher (R) | (410) 841-3137 | jeff.waldstreicher@senate.state.md.us |
| Alonzo Washington (D) | (410) 841-3155 | alonzo.washington@senate.state.md.us |
| Mary Washington (D) | (410) 841-3145 | mary.washington@senate.state.md.us |
| Ron Watson (D) | (410) 841-3631 | ron.watson@senate.state.md.us |
| Chris West (R) | (410) 841-3648 | chris.west@senate.state.md.us |
| Craig Zucker (D) | (410) 841-3625 | craig.zucker@senate.state.md.us |
Bonus Content
Feel free to attach this letter (image below) and call attention to it in your email. Download the letter here.
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