INFANTICIDE
Baby Abandonment and Infanticide
The tragedy of baby abandonment is being addressed by state legislatures throughout the nation. A number of states, including Ohio, have passed laws to provide funding, care, and services for abandoned children. These legislative actions have also established 'safe havens' - public centers such as fire stations, police stations, and other public areas where women can bring unwanted children rather than leaving them in trash receptacles.
In Ohio, a baby up to 30 days old can be left with an employee on duty at any hospital, emergency medical services provider or law enforcement agency in the state. For more information on the law, click here.
The hope is that, by being offered an alternative to abandonment, women might leave their children with people who can help the baby.
Resources
The tragedy of baby abandonment is being addressed by state legislatures throughout the nation. A number of states, including Ohio, have passed laws to provide funding, care, and services for abandoned children. These legislative actions have also established 'safe havens' - public centers such as fire stations, police stations, and other public areas where women can bring unwanted children rather than leaving them in trash receptacles.
In Ohio, a baby up to 30 days old can be left with an employee on duty at any hospital, emergency medical services provider or law enforcement agency in the state. For more information on the law, click here.
The hope is that, by being offered an alternative to abandonment, women might leave their children with people who can help the baby.
Resources
- Information on the Ohio Safe Haven Law
- Partial Birth Abortion
- Baby Doe - New York and Indiana
- Baby Abandonment
