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    It has to be a specific place like a church or hospital right? News today a woman left a baby in front of someone's door but my question is well maybe she wasn't near a church or a hospital, but she could of called the cops and said here I can't keep her" but then what? It's kind of confusing cause now she's being arrested, I believe she made sure the people opened the door and saw the baby but then what?

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    Default Re: Ok so leaving a baby on front steps

    ^^^

    I know the laws vary from state to state, but I know where I am you can leave a baby at a hospital, a fire department or police station and they can't ask you who you are, etc.... they just take the baby no questions asked.

    I don't think all states have the same laws tho. And I guess you can't just leave it like anywhere....

    I'm not really sure. I do know for sure at any time you can call child protective services and say hey I don't want my kid and they will come get them right that minute.
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    It has to be, I believe, a church, hospital or fire station. WTF? She couldn't find any of these? Perhaps there needs to be more thorough education on the "Safe Haven" Laws. Oh, and I think there's an age limit for the baby, like 30 days or something. You can't just drop your 6 month off at the fire station when you're having a bad day, you know.\

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    Well it was in NYC.

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    Maybe she couldn't walk well yet? I know when I had my kids it was hard to walk, well after my second it was worst, maybe she didn't have money to get a cab or travel, but I would think a call would of been better, they can't ask questions right? but that makes no sense cause what if she stole that baby? what does one say "I had a baby and I don't want it?" and then do they examine you to make sure?

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    Default Re: Ok so leaving a baby on front steps

    I always secretly wished I would open the front door and have a baby left for me. I would be so happy! It isn't illegal if it's related right? You would think for someone to do that they must know who they are giving it to.

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    All I saw was her being arrested for endangerment and I didn't cat the whole story but the news anchor said she left the baby, wrapped up in front steps, and made sure she was taken in.

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    My mom found a baby. She was going home from school and heard a baby cry. She kept walking but the baby was loud and she looked for the sound and found the baby in the trash. She grabbed him and ran home, she went to her mom and said "mom look what I found can I keep him?" my grandmother freaked out!

    She went to the police and said "look he's obviously not wanted, I will care for him" this was in PR in the 50's so they let her keep him.

    Now my mom's family is very dark skinned and here is this little white, red haired boy and when he got old enough he ask "mom how come everyone else is Black and I'm white?" my grandmother said "well see everyone else was born in the day time so they got tanned but you were special and were born at night"

    Later in life my mom told me his story and I am so glad mom found him. See there was this dad who raped his young daughter and locked her up, when she had him he tossed the baby out. Years later the man hung himself because he felt guilty. I think that, that is worst than leaving a bay nicely placed and making sure that someone opens a door and takes the baby, to toss them like trash?

    Anyway it's funny to see people when mom introduces her brother cause they go "oh ok" lol

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    ^^What an amazing story!

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    In Canada you can bring an unwanted child to any hospital and leave them there, no questions asked. They don't really advertise it like they should, though. I never knew that until I had Ash and I found that little tidbit of information in the postpartum booklet they gave me.
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    So if you don't want your baby you can just drop it off at the hospital and thats it? Don't you have to sign something? What if you change your mind and want the baby back?



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    These are the questions that go through my head too PK cause I mean that's so confusing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Glamazon View Post
    It has to be, I believe, a church, hospital or fire station. WTF? She couldn't find any of these? Perhaps there needs to be more thorough education on the "Safe Haven" Laws. Oh, and I think there's an age limit for the baby, like 30 days or something. You can't just drop your 6 month off at the fire station when you're having a bad day, you know.\
    ^^^ apparently you can in two states!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Polekitten View Post
    So if you don't want your baby you can just drop it off at the hospital and thats it? Don't you have to sign something? What if you change your mind and want the baby back?
    You might have to sign stuff...I don't really know for sure since I've never done it or know anyone who has. But yeah, if you don't want your baby you can just take it to any hospital and leave it there. It'll go to child and family services the same day, so I would assume you'd have to battle it out with them if you change you mind. You know, prove that you actually deserve to have the baby back when you were so quick to abandon it at the hospital.

    ETA: It's for newborns only, I'm pretty sure. Up to three months. I mean, if you decide you don't want your three year old CFS or an adoption agency would handle that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by High_Heel_Lover View Post
    But that makes no sense cause what if she stole that baby?
    "Before the baby is placed in a preadoptive home, 12 States require the department to request the local law enforcement agency to determine whether the baby has been reported as a missing child."

    12. Out of 47.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AudreyLeigh View Post
    "Before the baby is placed in a preadoptive home, 12 States require the department to request the local law enforcement agency to determine whether the baby has been reported as a missing child."

    12. Out of 47.
    That really ought to be a federal law. It is here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kitty260 View Post
    That really ought to be a federal law. It is here.
    Well, federal law is that before the child can be adopted (or the "goal" changed to adoption), the state has to prove abandonment or prove that the parents aren't following up on whatever their plan is to remedy abuse/neglect. So, I mean, to prove that you have to prove who the parents are.



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    Default Re: Ok so leaving a baby on front steps

    In the small town I live in the fire station building has a sign on it showing that you can leave the baby there. I cant remember what the sign looks like, but it's very self explanatory.

    I hope she isn't jailed or anything.

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    Default Re: Ok so leaving a baby on front steps

    that would be weird.

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    I don't think there should be a time limit to being able to give up your kids. I've seen some pretty shitty parenting happening to a 10 year old from a decent human who just simply couldn't handle it anymore mentally.


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    Well, you're never totally 'stuck' with a kid forever. No matter how old they are, there's always a way to get rid of them if you want to. The hospital/firehouse thing is just for new moms who say "nope, not for me" and want to bail right away.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Glamazon View Post
    It has to be, I believe, a church, hospital or fire station. WTF? She couldn't find any of these? Perhaps there needs to be more thorough education on the "Safe Haven" Laws. Oh, and I think there's an age limit for the baby, like 30 days or something. You can't just drop your 6 month off at the fire station when you're having a bad day, you know.\
    Some places it is up to 1yr old you can do the Safe Haven thing.
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    I'm so relieved. Now I know if I have a baby I've got three months to get a refund.

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    Quote Originally Posted by xoxoGracexoxo View Post
    I'm so relieved. Now I know if I have a baby I've got three months to get a refund.
    (2 months?)

    LOL!! Hopefully they don't ask for the receipt.



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    Default Re: Ok so leaving a baby on front steps

    imo, if a woman is desperate enough to leave her baby on someone's doorstep...

    let her.

    by arresting her, it just deters other women from doing the same thing.. which may SOUND like a good idea, but it isn't.

    and to the "she couldnt find a hospital/fire station/etc" comments:

    she might not have a car.
    she might have a warrant out for her arrest already and is afraid to be seen in those places.

    i'm just saying, anyone who's willing to leave a baby like that, is probably someone you don't want the baby to stick around with anyway.

    making women afraid to do the same thing leads to "dumpster babies", infant murder, etc. that, of course, is why the "drop-off" law exists in the first place.

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