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Indiana Considers Drop Boxes for Abandoned Babies


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Indiana could become the first state to legalize infant drop boxes, a controversial method for parents to safely and anonymously surrender a baby they might otherwise abandon.
 
The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Casey Cox, R-Ft. Wayne, unanimously passed the Indiana house in late February. Cox said his legislation is a natural extension of infant safe-haven laws in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Under those laws, parents are able to relinquish custody of an infant at designated locations—most often hospitals, fire stations, and police stations—with no questions asked and no legal ramifications. States shield parents from prosecution for abandonment or neglect as long as the child is surrendered without any signs of abuse.
 
 
 
 
I'm all for anything that will help save a baby.  :heart:
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A far better solution to abortion or abandonment on the street. There should be a provision for adoptive parents having sole and permanent custody so that the parents do not come back and want the child back after attachment is made to/by adoptive parents.

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