(Windsor Heights, IA) — The Windsor Heights Fire Department is raising money for a Safe Haven Baby Box, which would provide a way for people to anonymously relinquish their newborns.
Safe Haven Baby Boxes allow parents to anonymously surrender their baby by placing them inside the box at a designated safe haven location, such as a hospital or fire station, rather than handing them over to another person. Under Iowa’s Safe Haven law, parents have up to 90 days after birth to relinquish their parental rights.
So far, four babies have been surrendered under Safe Haven laws in Iowa this year…