The case of twin newborns found dead in the trash is drawing new attention to a decades-old law in Ohio meant to save babies.
"This is a very sad but not unusual fact pattern,” Case Western Reserve University Law Professor Kevin McMunigal said.RELATED: 16-year-old mother charged in deaths of 2 infant children found in garbage can
It allows mothers to drop off their infants, less than 30 days old, with a medical worker at a hospital, police station or fire department. Norman says one case was 25 years ago. The other was more recent, with twins brought to a fire station. Ohio Job and Family Services said from 2004, after the law was up and running, through this March, there were 73 instances in which safe haven was the reason a child went into child services.The mother can remain anonymous as long as the child is unharmed and less than 3 days old."They're going to take vitals on the baby; we're going to transport the baby to the hospital and just make sure that baby is cared for,” Norman said."We don't want to see another tragedy.
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