On January 19, the Alaska State Senate passed the Safe Haven for Infants Bill. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin signed the bill on February 11th.
On February 7, the Nebraska legislature passed its own Safe Haven bill,making it the 50th and final state to enact this important child welfare safeguard. Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman signed the bill into law on February 13th.
By offering the option of safe havens to desperate parents without fear of prosecution or loss of confidentiality, Safe Haven policies provide a safe, non-threatening alternative to illegal newborn abandonment or infanticide, allowing relinquished infants to be adopted into loving, permanent families.
We estimate that more than 1,200 newborns have been saved under these laws across the country.
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