Is the Term “Abandonment” Appropriate for Safe Haven?
This is a very short article, but it reminds me of something I have been thinking about for a while. The word “abandonment” has awful connotations. I think it might help the Safe Haven cause if dropping off a child at an approved location were legally changed to a different term. “Abandoning” a baby makes […]
Amanda Mathe Abandons Autistic 10-year-old
A mother dropped her son off at a hospital in Florida. Sounds great, right? Wrong. The boy was 10. Amanda Mathe dropped her autistic son of while maintaining custody of her two other children. As you know, a 10-year-old is not covered under any Safe Haven Laws in the United States. The mother is going […]
Child Endangerment Laws in Illinois
This is a fantastic article that lays out the details of child endangerment laws in Illinois. I wish everyone in the state of Illinois would read this. Keep in mind that the laws are not nationwide so there may be some vast differences, but they should give everyone a fairly good idea what to expect in […]
Casey Anthony Makes Some Question Age Limits in Safe Haven Laws
In the wake of the Casey Anthony case many people are questioning the age limits that are stipulated in Safe Haven Laws. What do you think? Should all children be accepted at Safe Haven locations? Keep in mind what happened in my own home state of Nebraska when all minors were accepted. Many parents dropped […]
Infant Abandoned Outdoors at a Trailer Park
Another baby was abandoned in an unsafe, outdoor location. The mother Sara J. Clauson, 26, has been charged with reckless endangerment for the incident. She gave birth and then left the child on a neighbor’s lawn in the trailer park where she lived. The baby was alone for 6 hours before she was discovered. I […]
Does the Prevalence of Infanticide Signify a Problem with Society?
This article does not deal with a specific scenario involving infanticide, but speaks about the problem in general and why it is so persistent. One quote really stands out to me and is the today’s topic: Infanticides “…are the tragic outcome of specific situations, but they are also evidence of pervasive problems in society – […]
Help Us Stop Infanticide
This is a fantastic article. It again, concerns the poor baby who was killed by a cinderblock, but it also gives a more far-reaching perspective on Safe Haven Laws. The author points out that although fairly few children have been saved by Safe Haven Laws, many more children have died since their inception. This is […]
Another “Win” for Safe Haven
This isn’t the most exciting article, but I am a bit tired of the interesting, horrifying articles and am happy to report on this boring, happy article. A baby boy in Maine was left at a hospital covered under the Safe Haven Laws. He is in state custody until the parents’ rights can be legally […]
Another Infant Saved by Safe Haven
Today’s article is sad to think about, but is ultimately a victory for Safe Haven Laws. An infant was dropped off at a local fire station with the umbilical cord and part of the placenta still attached. It is sad to think that the mother was afraid to give birth safely in a hospital. It […]
Rebecca Blackmore Charged with 1st Degree Murder for Stabbing her Infant
Just when I thought it couldn’t get worse than a father dropping a cinderblock on his newborn baby… …until I see this article where 16-year-old Rebecca Blackmore actually stabbed her infant and left it in a closet to die. First of all, where were this girl’s parents? Did no one notice that she was pregnant? […]
