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Resident urges county outreach on safe-haven law and baby boxes as reproductive-care option
5500635 · July 29, 2025
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Summary
A resident asked the county to increase public awareness of the state safe-haven law and to consider installing a baby box in a 24-hour facility to provide a safe option for parents who cannot care for newborns.
Leah Sowers, a Lexington Park resident, urged the Board of County Commissioners to publicize Maryland's safe-haven law and to consider installing a "baby box" in a 24-hour county facility such as the Lexington Park EMS station. "Most people don't even know what the safe-haven law is in our county," Sowers said,…
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