Age Limits for Safe Haven Laws
I very much enjoyed this article. It appears to be written from a younger perspective, which I like. I wish more young people who write about Safe Haven Laws. It is a good form of peer pressure since most parents who abandon newborns are teens. All it takes to spread the word so fewer babies […]
Non-Legal Guardian Gives Child to Safe Haven
I have a bit of a mystery for you today. A 4-year-old little boy was dropped off at a Houston fire station. He was well over the age limits for Safe Haven, but the fire station accepted him to help keep him safe. The mysterious part is, the woman who dropped him off was not […]
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 […]
Baby Abandoned on Stoop in Shoebox
I have another sad story for you today, but thank goodness this one has a fairly happy ending. A baby girl was found abandoned on a stoop in Queens. She had been left in a shoebox alongside two roses. Police think the location may have been chosen because there were children’s toys outside the residence. […]
Laquasia Wright: Catalyst for Curriculum Changes
A few weeks ago, I am sure you all remember the teenager Laquasia Wright, 18, who threw her infant down a garbage chute. Now school administrators in the area are considering making sex education mandatory to prevent further tragedies like this one. It is far too late for this girl who is being charged with […]
Baby Fine Thanks to Safe Haven
Today’s article is short and straightforward. Some may say this is a rather uninteresting article. Personally, any article that is drama-free and has to do with Safe Haven Laws, I consider to be a fantastic story! An infant was dropped off at a fire station in Lake Mary, Florida. The newborn was healthy and under […]
What Happens at a Safe Haven?
We already covered the issue of the infant found in a trash can in South Bend, but I perused this article anyway. I am glad I did. It has some information I found very interesting. I have tried to make it clear exactly what parents can expect when they relinquish their parental rights to a […]
Baby for Sale at Taco Bell
Today’s article deals with an issue we have not covered: baby selling. It had never occurred to me that this was a common issue. Apparently, it is so common that most states actually have laws about baby selling and buying making it a felony. Of course, it does not apply to legitimate adoption or surrogacy […]
Anniversary for Baby Mary
This was a beautiful article. I am very sorry I missed the anniversary of Baby Mary’s death. The mother responsible for leaving the child in a trashcan a decade ago is now serving a life sentence for first-degree murder. Her name is Tracy Dupre. The article describes the memorial service that the Northumberland County community […]
Dead Baby Found in Hospital Trash
Every time I think a story of infant abandonment just cannot get any worse… I am proven wrong. A newborn was found in a garbage can. That does not sound so outrageous when compared to some others stories we have reported. That newborn was first placed in a plastic bag. That is worse, but still […]
