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Abandoned Babies: "Safe Haven" Legislation
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Notes:
Abandoned Babies: "Safe Haven" Legislation
Background:
| 1998 | 105 babies abandoned in public places 31,000 babies left in hospitals (source: Senate Report: Topics of Legislative Interest May/June 2000) |
Texas became first state to enact "safe haven" law in 1999 Currently, 37 states have some form of safe haven legislation
Intent is to decrease # of babies left in dangerous situations