An infant in Kentucky became the first in the state to be dropped off safely in a “baby box” at a fire station last week
, following the passage of a state law allowing anonymous surrendering of newborns at such devices. The “baby box” at a Bowling Green, Kentucky, fire station had been in operation for a little under two months when someone left the infant inside, Safe Haven Baby Boxes founder and CEO Monica Kelsey said in a press conference Friday. The child was pulled from the box by firefighters within around 90 seconds.
The devices, by Safe Haven Baby Boxes, are meant to give distressed parents a safe place to drop off their newborns while remaining anonymous, preventing the illegal abandonment of newborns. The nonprofit has set up dozens of boxes across multiple states, according to its website. Kentucky Gov.
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