New Jersey has designated safe havens for infants.



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September 8th, 2023

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*Birthing Parents May Surrender Their Newborns at Hospitals [ [link removed] ]*

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Governor Murphy recently expanded New Jersey's Safe Haven Infant Protection Act by signing legislation to clarify that people who give birth in licensed general hospitals may safely surrender their infant anywhere in the hospital under the Act. Since the original Safe Haven law was signed in 2000, parents have been permitted to safely and anonymously surrender an unharmed infant that is no more than 30 days old to employees of any of the following sites without legal jeopardy:


* Police stations
* Hospital emergency departments
* Fire stations that operate 24/7
* Ambulance, first aid, or rescue squads that operate 24/7

Now that the law has been expanded, any adult employee of a licensed general hospital can accept a surrendered infant without facing civil or criminal liability. Police officers, firefighters, and ambulance/first aid/rescue squad members acting in good faith to execute their responsibility under the Safe Haven Infant Protection Act also continue to have civil and criminal immunity.



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As we head into cold and flu season, New Jerseyans are encouraged to take precautions to keep themselves and their loved ones healthy.

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