Edgewood nixes plan to install baby box

Edgewood nixes plan to install baby box

EDGEWOOD, N.M. (KRQE) – The Town of Edgewood has changed course and will no longer create a place where parents who can’t care for their newborns can surrender them. ‘Bike to Work Week’ kicks off in Albuquerque on Monday The town was exploring options to install a Safe Haven Baby Box, however, it realized it did not have an area suitable for installation. "We have found that local healthcare facilities are not open and staffed 24 hours per…

One word may doom Gates County Baby Box - The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald

GATESVILLE – Nearly two years after becoming operational, the Safe Haven Baby Box located at the Gates County Rescue & EMS building is facing a challenge. That challenge, however, isn’t from a disgruntled parent or adoption advocacy groups, but rather in the wording of a piece of legislation currently making its way through the North Carolina General Assembly. House Bill 139 (an act to allow newborn safety device installation in qualified establ…