In the past decade, 47 U.S. states have enacted so-called "safe haven," or "safe surrender" laws. The measures vary in their specifics, but essentially they allow a parent to turn over a child to designated authorities, without facing charges of abandonment, as long as there is no evidence of child abuse.
Michele Norris talks with Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women and Families, about the challenge to provide a safe surrender for abandoned children.
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