{"id":309987,"date":"2024-04-09T12:43:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T17:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=309987"},"modified":"2024-04-08T20:21:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T01:21:35","slug":"texas-first-safe-haven-baby-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/texas-first-safe-haven-baby-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas installs first Safe Haven Baby Box in Abilene"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Texas has installed its first Safe Haven Baby Box<\/a>, a temperature-controlled, padded, and monitored place for parents to place their newborn child when they feel unable to care for him or her \u2014 no questions asked.<\/p>\n

The new Safe Haven Baby Box<\/a> has been placed at a fire station in Abilene, Texas. The state’s “Baby Moses” law allows parents to safely leave their baby at a fire station, hospital, or police station with employees within 60 days after the child’s birth. The parents will not be charged with child abandonment, can leave the baby anonymously, and the child will be safe. Every state has a safe haven law, though each state differs on designated safe haven locations and the age of the child.<\/p>\n

Abilene Fire Chief Cande Flores told a\u00a0local news outlet<\/a>, \u201cWe\u2019re in the business of saving lives, and we have lots of equipment to do that, and to us, this is another piece of the equipment that allows the public an opportunity to go to somewhere\u2026 anonymous. It\u2019s safe, and they can provide something for their child that, normally, they cannot.\u201d<\/p>\n