MADISON, Wis.– The safe haven law makes it so parents who deem themselves unfit or unready for a newborn baby have the opportunity to leave it safely with no questions asked.
“Since 2001, we have had what we call a safe haven law and it does provide for a parent to relinquish a newborn child up to 72 hours old,” Wisconsin Family Action President Julaine Appling said. Wisconsin Family Action is a church-based, pro-life organization.
Wisconsin law states a child can only be given to a police officer, a 911 emergency medical worker or a hospital staff member. The baby must be given to a person and not left by itself.
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