Jul 2, 2008 2:02 pm US/Eastern
FAST FACTS: Florida's Safe Haven Law
(CBS4)
Fast Facts on Florida's Safe Haven Law which allows a parent to leave a newborn baby at a hospital, fire station or emergency medical station, without fear of prosecution.
*Age: 3 days old or younger
*Baby may be left with a person at a hospital, fire station or emergency medical station
*Parent has the absolute right to remain anonymous and the parent is provided immunity from prosecution for abandonment if there is no abuse or neglect.
*The babies are usually placed with adoptive parents.
*100 babies have been dropped off at these sites since the law was passed in 2000.
*39 babies have been left in "unsafe places" and only 15 survived.
*Call 1-877-767-BABY (2229) for a toll-free, multilingual help line. It's staffed 24 hours a day and all calls are confidential.
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Click here for more information from www.asafehavenfornewborns.com.
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