Coverage dated April 10, 2023

Fight Over ‘Baby Boxes' for Unwanted Newsborns Brewing in Florida Senate

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida

A fight is developing in Florida’s legislature over a measure that would allow fire stations and hospitals to install boxes where distressed mothers could leave their unwanted newborns. The Indiana-based group Safe Haven Baby Boxes is pushing the measure.

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NBC 6 South Florida
Fight Over ‘Baby Boxes' for Unwanted Newsborns Brewing in Florida Senate (opens NBC 6 South Florida)
Published Apr 10, 2023
NBC 6 South Florida's feed description
A fight is developing in Florida’s legislature over a measure that would allow fire stations and hospitals to install boxes where distressed mothers could leave their unwanted newborns. The Indiana-based group Safe Haven Baby Boxes is pushing the measure.
Berkshire Eagle
Florida fight over 'baby boxes' part of bigger culture war (opens Berkshire Eagle)
Published Apr 10, 2023
Berkshire Eagle's feed description
A fight is developing in Florida's legislature over a measure that would allow fire stations and hospitals to install boxes where distressed mothers could leave their unwanted newborns. The Indiana-based
Triblive
Florida fight over baby boxes part of bigger culture war (opens Triblive)
Published Apr 10, 2023
Triblive's feed description
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Safe Haven Baby Boxes and A Safe Haven for Newborns are two charities with similar names and the same goal: providing distressed mothers with a safe place to surrender their unwanted newborns instead of dumping them in trash cans or along roadsides. But a fight between
WISH-TV Indianapolis
Indiana-based group in fight to add baby boxes in Florida (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)
Published Apr 10, 2023
WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Safe Haven Baby Boxes and A Safe Haven for Newborns are two charities with similar names and the same goal: providing distressed mothers with a safe place to surrender their unwanted newborns instead of dumping them in trash cans or along roadsides.
NBC 6 South Florida
Fight Over ‘Baby Boxes' for Unwanted Newborns Brewing in Florida Senate (opens NBC 6 South Florida)
Published Apr 10, 2023
NBC 6 South Florida's feed description
A fight is developing in Florida’s legislature over a measure that would allow fire stations and hospitals to install boxes where distressed mothers could leave their unwanted newborns. The Indiana-based group Safe Haven Baby Boxes is pushing the measure.
Los Angeles Times
Florida's fight over 'baby boxes' is part of a bigger culture war (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Apr 10, 2023
Los Angeles Times's feed description
A Florida measure would allow fire stations and hospitals to install boxes where distressed parents could leave their unwanted newborns.

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