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Janet Barnicoat, Julie Hutchison, and Dean Hundorf were all raised by adoptive parents. Something else they have in common? All three were abandoned as infants.<\/p>\n

By the same woman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Janet was born in 1981. Four years later, her sister was discovered at a market. Their brother turned up on a doorstep a year after that. The siblings were unaware of each other for over three decades, but\u00a0 DNA analysis eventually brought them together. Earlier this year, ABC\u2019s 20\/20<\/i> chronicled<\/a> their experience. Of course, most abandoned newborns don\u2019t make it onto a TV show.<\/p>\n

Many don\u2019t make it at all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Across the country, babies get left in trash cans<\/a> and dumpsters<\/a>, often with fatal results<\/a>. There\u2019s a way you can help change that.<\/p>\n

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You can spread the word about Baby Safe Haven Laws<\/a>–legislation allowing babies to be dropped off at designated locations, no questions asked. While some states require that a child be brought to a hospital, most list police and fire stations as safe havens too. The group Baby Safe Haven<\/a> publishes an interactive map summarizing each jurisdiction’s rules, and you can also get information toll-free at 1-888-510-BABY (2229).<\/p>\n

What happens after a baby is brought in? They\u2019re typically placed for adoption. Janet, Julie, and Dean each spoke of the love their adoptive parents gave; plenty of others<\/a> are hoping to do the same.<\/p>\n

Whatever the reason, some new moms discover that being a parent is something they just can\u2019t cope with. Abandonment isn\u2019t the right way to deal with that; visiting a safe haven is. You could be the one to let them know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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