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House passes bill to allow safe anonymous infant drop‑offs, 65–5
Summary
The House approved first substitute House Bill 12, intended to provide safe, anonymous locations for infants and increase adoptions, 65–5. Sponsors framed the measure as life‑saving and said it balances support for relinquishing parents and adoptive families.
The Utah House approved first substitute House Bill 12, 65–5, advancing a measure supporters said creates a safe, legal option for parents who might otherwise abandon infants in unsafe places.
Representative Arndt, the bill sponsor, told members the measure is not named for any private organization but rather aims to "save a child that may end up in an anonymous…
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