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Infant saved by Baby Box

Published June 26, 2020

A baby was saved May 24 in Arkansas as the first surrender at a Safe Haven Baby Box in Benton, Arkansas Right to Life announced May 28. A newborn infant was placed in the Safe Haven Baby Box at Benton Fire Station No. 3.

The Safe Haven Law, enacted in Arkansas in 2001 and amended in 2019, is designed to protect babies from being hurt or killed from abandonment by parents who are unwilling or unable to provide parenting.