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Charges against Aurora parents in co-sleeping death of 2-day-old baby draw condemnation from pregnancy justice groups

Their attorneys, advocates say the case should alarm the public

Brittany Diekneit, 27, is pictured with her daughter Milani Byrne, 2, at Diekneit's mother's home in Denver on Friday, May 5, 2023. Diekneit is facing a charge of knowingly/recklessly killing her newborn baby after co-sleeping. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Brittany Diekneit, 27, is pictured with her daughter Milani Byrne, 2, at Diekneit’s mother’s home in Denver on Friday, May 5, 2023. Diekneit is facing a charge of knowingly/recklessly killing her newborn baby after co-sleeping. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Saja Hindi - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 5, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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The criminal case of an Aurora couple charged in the co-sleeping death of their 2-day-old baby has spurred an outcry from reproductive justice groups who describe the aggressive prosecution as part of a growing trend across the country in which pregnant and postpartum people are being criminalized.
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