Refugee Sung Loses Parental Rights
Nunu Sung’s fate has finally been decided by a DuPage County judge. If you remember, Sung was a refugee from Myanmar who gave birth outside and left her newborn son cold and naked behind some bushes. She has maintained throughout this ordeal that she has intended on coming back for the boy. The judge rejected […]
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 […]
Historical Account of 1st Bachelor Adoption
This is fascinating. Today’s article covers the story of the first bachelor to adopt an infant. The police officer in the story helped to save an abandoned infant in Chicago many years ago. The link does not provide the full story, but I believe there is a link to purchase the book if you are […]
Maisy Gets a Happy Ending
Finally! I have a good story to report! We reported on the little girl Maisy quite a while ago. She was abandoned in China due to the mark on her face, but was quickly adopted by an Oklahoma couple. The little girl is now 3-years-old and has had several surgeries to correct the mark or […]
Ask the Question, Save a Life
This article has a really good point. It mentioned that if you are concerned about a friend or family member that is about to give birth, you should bring up Safe Haven laws. Now, obviously you should not be telling them to give the child up, but just asking if they know about the laws […]
Safe Haven Gives Parents Second Chance
Today’s article again demonstrates how effective Safe Haven Laws are. When it is publicized that a newborn has been left at a safe haven, people line up to be able to adopt the child. Some of these parents are unable to have children of their own, but some simply want to ensure the health and […]
Amazing Milestone for Illinois Safe Haven
This was a wonderful article. It begins with an anecdote of one baby who was saved by Safe Haven and is now happy and healthy with her adoptive family. Then, we find out that this story is to commemorate a very impressive landmark in Illinois history: the 1st anniversary of the last child that was […]
Teenage Parents Utilize Safe Haven
Oh good! I have found a recent happy article! Two teenage parents dropped their sleeping baby of at Porter hospital. No drama. The child was within the 45-day age limit for newborns protected under the Safe Haven Act and he was safe and unharmed. Cheers to any parent who is educated on these laws and […]
Adoptive Mother Speaks Out about Child Abandonment
In today’s article an adoptive mother weighs in on the recent child abandonment in Kimberly. The mother, Janet Kirsling, adopted an infant who had been left at a hospital under the Safe Haven Laws. She wishes the mom involved in the Kimberly case had realized how easy of a process it could have been to […]
Effectiveness of Safe Haven Laws
This article has some scary statistics. Since Safe Haven Laws were enacted in Los Angeles County 83 newborns were left with a Safe Haven location, but 66 were found abandoned in hazardous locations. Of course, the number abandoned may be much higher… they just may never have been found. Only 13 of these abandoned babies […]
