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Local speaker says Mobile City now has second safe-haven baby box; recounts personal abandonment
Summary
A community member said Mobile City now hosts a second safe-haven baby box, praising a recent state law change that allowed surrender at fire stations and recounting her own abandonment as the reason she founded the effort.
A community member identified in the transcript as "Commenter" said Mobile City now has a second safe-haven baby box and described surviving abandonment as the motivation for the work.
"The idea that the mayor spoke about was birthed right here in Mobile for me," the Commenter said, adding that the box "is now available for women in this community and beyond." The speaker said the effort began about 2½ years ago and that state law previously did not allow parents to surrender infants at fire stations.
The Commenter recounted being born after her mother abandoned her two to three hours after birth. "That child was me," she said, and described that experience as the impetus to dedicate her life to the ministry that placed the boxes.
The transcript records the Commenter saying Representative Donna Gibbons was working to change the state law to allow infant surrender at fire stations. The speaker also said the mayor supported the idea once it was explained to him.
The remarks in the record focus on the community-driven origins of the program, the recent legal change that enabled placement of boxes at or near fire stations, and the personal history that led the speaker to found the organization. The transcript does not specify the exact location of the new box, any city action or funding for it, or the name of the organization that operates the box.
No formal vote or council action is recorded in the provided transcript excerpts.
