MURRELS INLET, S.C. – A Murrells Inlet hospital accepted a surrendered newborn this week under South Carolina’s Safe Haven law.
Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital safely accepted the baby boy Monday under Daniel’s Law, the state’s Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act. The hospital is off Highway 17 near Riverwood Drive.
Under Daniel’s Law, a person may surrender an unharmed baby up to 60 days old at a designated safe haven. Doing so does not result in prosecution for abandonment…