SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC)— Safe Haven Laws exist in every state. These laws allow a parent to surrender their child to any fire station, hospital, or police station and not face prosecution. However, they have to hand their baby to someone. How old that child can be varies by state. In Georgia, that law allows 30 days for parents to decide.
Now across the country, gaining support is another option—Baby Boxes– something we’ve covered recently here on WTOC, you can find that coverage here.
House Bill 1030, as it was called last session would bring these Baby Boxes to Georgia. It will have a new bill number in the next session. This completely anonymous option puts temperature-controlled boxes into the side of fire stations with an alarm for firefighters once the box door is shut and the child has been placed there. Many states across the U.S. have them, but in the South, South Carolina, and Georgia do not, and some people want that to change—they want this option here in the Peach State…