Support Transparency in Infant Death Investigations in Arizona

Arizona lawmakers have advanced legislation that would increase transparency and accountability in the investigation of sudden and unexplained infant deaths.

SB 1011 would require medical examiners and forensic pathologists to review vaccines and other countermeasures administered within 90 days prior to an infant’s unexpected death and report qualifying cases to the federal Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) and Sudden Death in the Young (SDY) registry.

Too often, grieving families are left with unanswered questions following the sudden loss of a child. SB 1011 helps ensure that all relevant medical information—including recent vaccination history—is considered during death investigations.

This bill does not ban vaccines or alter vaccine recommendations. It simply promotes fuller investigation, better data collection, and greater transparency surrounding infant mortality.

WAPF does not take a position on provisions of this bill unrelated to vaccines.

Passed the House Committee of the Whole on 4/15/2026; passed full Senate on 3/17/2026.

Arizona lawmakers now need to hear from constituents!

TAKE ACTION

Contact your Arizona State Representative TODAY and ask them to SUPPORT SB 1011.

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“Hello, my name is ___ and I’m a constituent from ___. I’m calling to urge Representative ___ to SUPPORT SB 1011.

This bill helps ensure that sudden and unexplained infant deaths are investigated thoroughly and transparently by requiring medical examiners to review recent vaccine and countermeasure history.

Families deserve complete and accurate investigations when an infant dies unexpectedly.

SB 1011 supports transparency, accountability, and better public health data.

Please vote YES on SB 1011.

Thank you.”

TALKING POINTS

SB 1011 helps ensure that medical examiners review all relevant medical information, including vaccines and countermeasures administered shortly before death.

Accurate and complete data collection is essential for identifying patterns, improving public health knowledge, and protecting children.

As of 4/24/2026, there were 2,718,801 adverse events and 50,531 deaths reported to the federal Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS). A CDC-funded study found that as few as 1% of vaccine injuries may be reported, suggesting the true number could be significantly higher.

Recent studies provide evidence of a positive correlation between vaccines and infant mortality rates.

When medical examiners are unwilling to investigate vaccines as a possible cause of death, there is a legitimate reason for state legislators to create legislation that would require them to do so.

The bill supports scientific inquiry and transparency rather than assumptions or incomplete reporting.

Vaccines are pharmaceutical products and, like all medical products, carry the potential risk of adverse reactions in some individuals.

Many parents and physicians believe vaccine history is too often overlooked in sudden infant death investigations.

Better reporting and standardized review procedures can improve confidence in public health data and death investigations.

Parents deserve honest answers and full transparency when seeking to understand the circumstances surrounding an infant’s death.

Medical examiners routinely review medications, environmental exposures, and medical history during investigations. Recent vaccine history should not be excluded from consideration.