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 […]
Paternal Rights in Safe Haven Laws
This is a new and interesting story. A mother, angry with her husband, decided to take her 1 and 2 year old children to a nearby fire station and dropped them off. The husband and father was notified and he came to get them the same day, but this raises some issues. If a mother […]
A Newborn Baby was Found Abandoned
Each time I read about one of these baby found abandoned cases, it breaks my heart! There seems to be no reason for this. She could have left the baby at a fire station, hospital, any able adult according to New York State Safe Haven Laws. Baby Found in Queens Subway Station A newborn baby […]
Abandoned Babies: Dignified Ending at Funeral Home
Two of the tiny obituaries, six gray lines with no photos, ran on the same day.
Babies with no families. The funeral home’s phone started ringing. Some people were angry. Some were in tears. Some were just plain curious.
Teenage Pregnancy: How Safe haven Laws Can Help
Are you pregnant? Scared, unsure of where to turn, or what to do? Teenage pregnancy can be terrifying to young mothers without options. If you are unfamiliar with the laws in your state, we can help. Check out our resources on each state. Call our help line number or in most states you can contact hospital personnel. If you are a teen and pregnant, we want you to know there are options, without blame, shame or names!
Safe Haven Laws: Georgia’s Story
— A teenage girl doesn’t believe she’s pregnant; when she gives birth in secret in a public bathroom she then must decide what to do with the baby.
Abandoned Baby Protection Laws – Infant Safe Haven Laws
ALL Hospitals are an Infant Safe Haven… No Blame! No Shame! No Names! Please don’t abandon your infant, take the infant to a hospital emergency room, no questions asked, no risk of prosecution. Your infant will be well taken care of and a good home will be found.
Abandoned Baby, Garden of Angels- “Darling Grace”
She snugly wraps the blanketed remains in a crocheted afghan inside the coffin, places a doll and a single yellow rose atop and snaps the lid shut. At the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office, the red-haired, 20 inch girl was tagged “BabyJaneDoeNo.21”. She was given the name “Grace”. Grace was discovered in March by two 13 year-old boys who saw her body floating face down in 14 feet of water in the aqueduct. Sheriff’s deputies initially thought she may have been strangled before being dumped, although they may never know for sure because the body was badly decomposed.
