Whether you call it the Safe Haven law, the Baby Moses law, or in South Carolina, it is known as Daniel’s Law, it is the name for United States laws that decriminalize leaving an unharmed abandoned baby with statutorily designated private persons so that the child becomes a ward of the state. “Safe Haven” laws typically let parents remain nameless to the court, often using a numbered bracelet system as the only means of linking the baby to the mother. Police stations, hospitals, rescue squads, and fire houses are all typical locations to which the safe haven law applies, as well as some states include responsible adults. You can find the safe haven laws for your state by visiting our home page and clicking on the map for your state.
Because of these Safe Haven Laws, there should be no such headlines as “Abandoned Baby”. The sad reality is that most young mothers or mothers of all ages are not aware of the Safe Haven Laws. We here at One~by~One are on a mission to make these laws known to everyone. We are on a mission to save these babies. Please help us spread the word!
Unfortunately, another instance of an abandoned baby was reported by the Journal Reveiw Website. Here are some highlights of their article.
BANDONED INFANT: Dead baby found in hotel trash… The body of a newborn girl who still had her umbilical cord attached was found Tuesday in the trash facility at The Mirage, and police are searching for the mother, Las Vegas police said.
“We’re leaning toward a guest,” Lt. Lew Roberts of the department’s homicide unit said Wednesday. “We have some pretty good leads.”
Police are reviewing surveillance tapes at the hotel to try to determine who might have abandoned the baby.
Hotel staff found the girl around 5 p.m. Tuesday and called police. Police said the baby, carried to full term, had dark hair. Other information, such as cause of death, was not available Wednesday.
Judging from the level of decomposition, the infant had been in the trash processing facility for at least two days, police said.
Police said it didn’t appear as if the infant had been abused. They are waiting for the Clark County coroner’s office to determine how the girl died or whether she was even born alive.
“It’s not a Baby Jane Cordova case — there were no obvious signs of trauma,” Roberts said, referring to Crystal Figueroa, the toddler who was found dead in a trash bin Jan. 12…. you can read the full article here.
It’s so tragic to read this headline and realize THIS IS still a reality every day in this country….young girls are still abandoning their babies. It is especially sad when this doesn’t have to happen. There are resources available to all or any parents who don’t want to keep their baby. Help us to save Abandoned Babies from being reality.
