Infants abandoned in dumpsters, alleys, public toilets, parks or make headlines heartbreaking whenever they are. Only the decency to homeless veterans, which is so often the children while looking for food scraps, saving the lives of babies. Unfortunately, sometimes it is too late for the child, even if the ambulance or the police responded within minutes.
Please do not throw your baby! If you can not take care of your newborn and have nowhere to turn, in LosAngeles, for example, take the baby to any hospital department of the emergency room or fire station, and hand the baby to an employee. This grant anonymity under the law baby safely surrendered. Do not just let him or her on the porch or in a waiting room. Who would be the abandonment and is illegal.
California's Safely surrendered Baby Law allows parents to give birth to their baby confidentially within three days of birth without fear ofarrest or prosecution, while the child was not abused or neglected. The medical staff did request that the optional information health history to help the child. They give you a bracelet that matches the one on the baby, if you change your mind within 14 days and you want your baby back. You can go to http://www.babysafela.org for more information in Los Angeles County, or call toll free 1-877-222-9723 (1-877 - BABY SAFE).
Texas wasthe first state to adopt a "Baby Moses" law in 1999, although records show no babies have been delivered until the following year. Some 35 other states now have similar laws, although delays are highly variable. After final verification, Texas allows 60 days of birth for the baby to be delivered safely. There is some controversy over the laws, with adversaries believing they actually encourage mothers to abandon their babies. Nevertheless, the lives of more than 300 babies have beensaved. The 300 precious souls may grow in adoptive homes where they can be cared for and loved.
Be sure to forward this information to anyone else you know who may be panicking because she has just given birth, or browse the Internet to laws in another state.
© 2006 Shirley Ann Parker
