http://chaskaherald.com/news/public-safety/baby-adopted-under-safe-place-law-4649 Comments for "Baby adopted under 'safe place' law" en http://chaskaherald.com/news/public-safety/baby-adopted-under-safe-place-law-4649#comment-2216 <p>This is a very important law to have on the books. Hopefully, scared teens (and any other women who feel they can't raise a child from an unplanned pregnancy) will take advantage of this opportunity.</p> <p>So often when a teen is arrested for killing an infant she gave birth to, the family claims not to have known she was pregnant and this allows for the mother's anonymity and secrecy. This is such a better alternative than a Dumpster!</p> <br class="clear" /> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:41:49 -0500 Ruth Anne Maddox comment 2216 at http://chaskaherald.com http://chaskaherald.com/news/public-safety/baby-adopted-under-safe-place-law-4649 <p> A baby who was left at a Carver County hospital in 2007 was adopted under the “Safe Place for Newborns” law, according to a June 24 press release from Carver County Attorney Jim Keeler. </p> <br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://chaskaherald.com/news/public-safety/baby-adopted-under-safe-place-law-4649">read more</a></p> http://chaskaherald.com/news/public-safety/baby-adopted-under-safe-place-law-4649#comments Public Safety Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:12:59 -0500 Mark Olson 4649 at http://chaskaherald.com