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Article: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Reminds New Parents of 'Safe Haven' Option for Babies
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- November 24, 2008
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To: STATE EDITORS
Contact: Stacey Witalec of the Pennsylvania Department of Public
Welfare, +1-717-787-4592
Abandoned Baby Found in Berwick,ColumbiaCounty
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response
to an abandoned newborn found in Columbia County, Department of
Public Welfare Secretary Estelle B. Richman today reminded parents
that Pennsylvania's safe haven law allows parents to confidentially
turn over unwanted infants, up to 28 days old, to any hospital as an
alternative to abandonment.
On Nov. 22, a newborn baby girl was found in a plastic shopping
bag in a yard in Berwick. According to authorities, the child was
airlifted to Geisinger Medical Center near Danville ...