Newborns
can be safely given up
at any Los Angeles County hospital
emergency room or fire station.
A
Confidential Safe Haven for Newborns
In California, the Safely Surrendered
Baby Law allows an individual to safely
give up an
unwanted infant with no fear of
arrest or prosecution for abandonment as
long as the baby
has not been abused or neglected. The
law does not require that names be given
when
the baby is surrendered. Parents
are permitted to bring a baby within 3
days of birth to any designated hospital
staff or designated fire station in the
County of Los Angeles. The baby
will be placed in a pre-adoptive home
while the adoption process gets
underway.
For more information on the Safely Surrendered
Baby Law in Los Angeles County, please contact
Cathy Walsh at the
Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect
(ICAN) at (626)55-4586 or (626) 258-2059.
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