"Safe Haven" for Abandoned Infants : Background on the Issue and State Laws.

Examines increase in infant abandonment by parents in public places and reviews State "safe haven" laws enacted to provide birth parents with protection from liability when they surrender their unharmed children. Analyzes data gathered by HHS on the problem of abandoned infants, and provid...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Department of Health and Human Services. Government information. Law. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines increase in infant abandonment by parents in public places and reviews State "safe haven" laws enacted to provide birth parents with protection from liability when they surrender their unharmed children. Analyzes data gathered by HHS on the problem of abandoned infants, and provides overview of enacted and proposed legislation to reduce the incidence of infant abandonment, including P.L. 107-133, S. 342, H.R. 14, H.R. 77, and 107th Congress H.R. 2018.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.