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Safe abandonment drive shapes policy for newborns across states
A Mobile led program sparked a nationwide policy allowing mothers to drop off newborns at hospitals within 72 hours of birth with no questions asked. Critics warn such anonymity may encourage abandonment, while advocates cite safety and access to care. The trend spread through Texas Florida New York and California with legal defenses for parents delivering a child up to 30 days old to EMS providers.
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National Conference of State Legislatures
Mobile
Jodi Brooks
Gulf Coast
Mobile Area
George Ward
Wayne County
Mich
Charles Shubin
Mercy Family Care Community Health Center
Baltimore
Kharfen
NCSL
California
Florida
New York
Pennsylvania
Texas
Sheila Jackson