Child Abandonment | A Blessing in Disguise
This article isn’t exactly up our alley as far as promotion of Safe Haven Laws, but I just couldn’t resist sharing the story with you today. A baby named Maisy was unwanted and left on an orphanage doorstep in China because of a facial deformity. This specific deformity is supposedly a bad omen in Chinese […]
How Baby Safe Haven Laws Began
Ever wonder how Safe Haven Laws started? Read this fantastic article. After finding several victims of infanticide, Tim Jaccard did some research to find out how prevalent the epidemic was. What he found was absolutely appalling. 41 babies in just 3 cities in just ONE MONTH were found dead. He knew he had to do […]
Abandoned Baby Update
Here is an updated article about the infant boy found in a toilet at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, SC that we reported several weeks ago here at One By One. Authorities are still looking for the mother who abandoned her child and put him in this awful and dangerous situation. He was found approximately […]
Baby Safe Haven Laws Work!
Today’s article is about a baby that was abandoned a few months ago in Horry County, SC. He is alive and well and there was no controversy surrounding his being left at a local hospital. So why am I sharing it with you? I wanted to share this article with you today to demonstrate the […]
Abandoned Baby? What Does Your State Consider Abandonment?
Some stories of infant mistreatment make me incredibly sad. Some stories of infant mistreatment make me incredibly angry. This is one of those stories. A woman who was supposed to be babysitting decided to get a bit of work done at the same time. She thought it would be a good idea to go clean […]
Infant Abandonment | A Mother’s Rights
A baby who did not get a happy ending is not even able to get a proper funeral according to this article. The child was abandoned by its mother in a dumpster a few months ago. The medical examiner attempted to reach out to the mother several times regarding the details of the child’s birth […]
Safe Haven Law Rules Vary from State to State
Our second article today is in regards to Safe Haven Laws themselves. In some states, mothers are required to show identification and submit to questioning before they can place their child with the Safe Haven location. Some say this actually defeats the purpose of the laws. If the mothers are too scared to submit to […]
Safe Haven Laws | Before & After
The article below is one of the most comprehensive articles I have seen on the implications of Safe Haven Laws. Not only does is outline the laws themselves, but it also tells us about some of the babies who were not placed in a Safe Haven, and mainly illustrates to us the story of Mariah […]
Safe Haven Laws at Work for Wyoming Baby
I think we deserve a little break from all of the sad articles we usually post here. This story is much less depressing. A baby boy in Wyoming was left safe and sound in the care of a local hospital, but police would like your help in locating the mother. Of course, according to the […]
Witnesses Say Newborn Thrown into Snow Bank
18 month old little girl. 16 degree temperature. You would think these two factors would not be a good combination. You would be right… but it is so much worse that you might imagine. A woman in Minneapolis will be criminally charged for reportedly throwing her baby into a snow bank. A witness called 911 […]
