Articles tagged as: safe haven baby boxes
January 16, 2018
Senate Approves Bill To Expand Baby Box Locations
The Senate unanimously passed legislation to expand locations where baby boxes can be used, even as some senators express concerns surrounding the devices.
Read MoreJanuary 3, 2018
Lawmakers Announce Push To Expand Baby Box Locations
New legislation would expand last year's law that legalized the devices meant to serve as a more anonymous way for someone to leave an unwanted newborn.
Read MoreOctober 30, 2017
South Bend Center Offers Alternative Sleep Accommodations for Infants
It's sometimes difficult for families to afford cribs or other sleep accommodations for infants. A situation that can result in sleep-related deaths for newborns.
Read MoreMay 2, 2017
Holcomb Signs Alcohol, Baby Boxes Bills
Gov. Eric Holcomb finished the work of the 2017 legislative session, signing the remaining bills left on his desk.
Read MoreApril 7, 2017
Statehouse Update: Ricker's Issue Gets Heated, Baby Boxes OK'd
A convenience store alcohol permits controversy got heated and the House approved a bill legalizing baby boxes as the legislature heads into its final stretch.
Read MoreApril 6, 2017
House Votes To Legalize Baby Boxes, Including Existing Devices
The vast majority of House lawmakers approved a bill Thursday to legalize baby boxes in hospitals - over the objections of the Department of Child Services.
Read MoreApril 3, 2017
Baby Box Backers Hope To Legalize Existing Devices As Bill Moves
The measure moving to the House floor would put in jeopardy the status of the state's two existing devices.
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2017
Senate Approves Bill Giving OK To Baby Boxes In Hospitals
The legislation would not sanction the state's two existing baby boxes, both of which are in firehouses.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2017
Baby Box Legalization Effort Advances In Senate
A Senate panel advanced a bill that sanctions the use of baby boxes in hospitals just one week after the same language couldn't get enough support for a vote.
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2017
Baby Boxes Legalization Effort Halted In Committee
An amendment to legalize baby boxes didn't get enough support to even take a vote on it.
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