Articles tagged as: safe haven baby boxes
August 11, 2022
An unconventional solution to abortion restrictions: Leave a baby in a box
As more states pass abortion bans, an approach offering parents an alternative is gaining popularity. Baby boxes, which are built into the side of fire stations or hospitals, allow people to surrender infants anonymously.
Read MoreJuly 27, 2022
Number of baby boxes in Indiana continues to increase
Indiana's 86th baby box, where newborns can be anonymously surrendered, is open in Elwood.
Read MoreMay 20, 2021
New Safe Haven Baby Boxes Open In Martinsville And Franklin
The nonprofit Safe Haven Baby Boxes opened its 59th and 60th baby boxes statewide Wednesday in Martinsville and Franklin.
Read MoreApril 27, 2020
Baby Boxes' Acceptance Grows In Indiana Along With New Boxes
The boxes have proliferated slowly since the first in 2016 costs are about $10,000 to install despite staunch opposition to them under then-Gov. Mike Pence.
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2020
Safe Haven Baby Boxes Continue To Expand, Evolve
Monica Kelsey created Safe Haven Baby Boxes in 2016 after learning she was abandoned as an infant, and after seeing a baby box in operation at a church in Cape Town, South Africa. Today, there are 25 Safe Haven baby boxes in three states.
Read MoreNovember 11, 2019
Indiana To Get More Baby Boxes For Abandoned Newborns
Baby boxes are padded, climate-controlled boxes where people can leave newborns safely and anonymously at hospitals or firehouse.
Read MoreJuly 2, 2018
Baby Surrendered To Indy Fire Station Following Baby Box Expansion
A new law that went into effect July 1 allows fire stations staffed 24 hours a day to install baby boxes.
Read MoreApril 11, 2018
Founder Of Local Ministry Hopes To Bring First Baby Box To Marion County
Linda Znachko, founder of He knows Your Name Ministry, says she has the funding for a baby box. She's just waiting for the go-ahead.
Read MoreApril 9, 2018
Second Baby Discovered in Michigan City Area Safe Haven Box
A baby was discovered Sunday evening in a Safe Haven Baby Box in Coolspring Township, just outside of Michigan City.
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2018
Baby Boxes Expansion Added Into Abortion Measure
House Judiciary Committee Chair Greg Steuerwald says he has no problem with the bill - but didn't have time in the session's second half to hear it.
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