Safe haven laws and the surrendered infants in US – By Linda Pressly (BBC News) / Nov 19, 2022
The ending of the constitutional right to abortion played a significant role in the outcome of the US midterm elections. One argument used as the Supreme Court considered overturning Roe v Wade in the summer was that an alternative to termination could be found in safe haven laws.
These exist in every state, allowing troubled mothers to anonymously abandon babies at designated sites shortly after giving birth, without prosecution.
This is the story of three people deeply touched by American safe haven laws.
The mother
It was a dark, wet winter’s night on one of Arizona’s endless plains. Driving along an isolated road, Michelle suddenly pulled over.
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