Infant Murders in Iowa
The article below points out that two of the atrocious recent cases of infanticide both occurred in Iowa. Although the Safe Haven laws have been in effect since 2001, the last baby saved by Safe Haven in Iowa was in 2009. This actually makes sense. If stories of safely relinquished infants had been in the […]
Adoption Centers Help with Questions
This article, again, was sparked by the Burkle infanticide. It has quite a lot more information, however. One adoption expert said that his organization gets many calls from mothers who do not know what to do after they deliver. First, this worries me since there appears to be many women who are not giving birth […]
Court in Session on 2009 Infanticide
Today’s horrific tale of infanticide actually happened in 2009, but I do not believe we reported on it and the court case has recently started. Juana Valencia, 21, was in high school at the time of the incident. She gave birth at work and put the baby in a plastic bag and threw it in […]
Child Welfare in Nebraska
Here is an interesting article on the state of child welfare in Nebraska. One point in particular I just touched on in a previous post. When Safe Haven was first enacted in Nebraska, any child under the age of 18 could be legally abandoned at an approved location. This caused dozens of teenagers to be […]
Safe Haven Age Limits
This is an extremely short article, but it brings up a great point that we have not mentioned in a while. What do you think is the appropriate age limit for Safe Haven? Anyone familiar with these laws, I am sure, heard about the disaster that happened in my home state of Nebraska when the […]
Iowa Wants Informed Citizens
In the wake of the murder of twin babies by Jackie Burkle, 22, Iowa is wishing to send out a refresher to all residents on Safe Haven laws. There is no reason why these infants should have died. It has not been made public whether Burkle was aware that Safe Haven laws existed, but either […]
Newborn Twins Found Dead in Trunk
Just when I think my job promoting Safe Haven is making a little bit of a difference, I get proven wrong. Every time. Jackie Burkle, 22, confessed to killing her newborn twins after police found them in the trunk of her car. The whole story broke because a concerned coworker noticed she was no longer […]
Whereabouts of Newborn Unknown to Police
This is a new one for me. A mother is facing charges of killing her newborn though no child has been found. Seem strange? Well the mother admitted to giving birth to a baby but refuses to tell police where it is. The police department has been searching the area around where she gave birth, […]
Safe Haven Success in Connecticut
Need more instruction on how to safely give up a newborn? Read this article. It is a great example. A friend of the child’s mother took a newborn under 30 days old to a Meriden, Connecticut hospital and dropped her off. The child showed no signs of abuse and was safely handed over to authorities […]
Texas Stats on Abandonment and Abuse
There is a link to today’s article below. I am not going to give very many details on it since it is a very short article, but I urge you to read it. It includes some absolutely terrifying and disheartening statistics on child abandonment and abuse in Texas. If you read many articles on this […]
