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Baby's death raises awareness of "Safe Baby Law"
Posted: Mar 5, 2010 4:34 PM by Madeline Palaszewski
Updated: Mar 5, 2010 4:34 PM
In light of the recent infant death where a newborn girl was dumped in a trash bin in Southern California, the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's office and First 5 Santa Barbara County have partnered to raise awareness of the Safely Surrendered Baby Law in the hopes of saving babies' lives and helping mothers in crisis.
The state law, which went into effect in 2001, was created to help bring an end to infant abandonment in California. The law allows a mother or person with lawful custody to bring an unwanted baby three days old or younger to any hospital in Santa Barbara County without fear of prosecution for child abandonment. As of June of 2008, 251 babies have been safely surrendered in California.
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