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Senate committee advances Safe Haven amendment to allow hospital surrender and rural fire-department boxes
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced an amendment to Arkansas's Safe Haven Act to let volunteer fire departments with nearby 24/7 emergency services host safe-haven baby boxes and allow mothers to surrender newborns at hospitals immediately after delivery; the committee passed the measure on a voice vote.
Senate Judiciary members voted to advance an amendment to the Arkansas Safe Haven Act that would let volunteer fire departments host safe-haven baby boxes when a staffed emergency services facility is nearby and would allow a woman to invoke the Safe Haven Act at the hospital immediately after delivery.
The amendment was introduced by Senator Missy Irvin (District 24) and presented by Rose Mims of Arkansas Right to Life. Mims said the change responds to a situation in Hensley where a volunteer fire department could not qualify for a…
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