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Under California's Safe Surrender law, a parent can surrender their infant to a hospital or fire department within 72 hours of birth, "No shame, No blame, No names."

On Thursday, the North Carolina Senate will vote on Senate Bill 20, the "Safe Surrender Infants" bill, which aims to expand the state's newborn safe surrender law. The bill, sponsored by Senator Jim Burgin, R-Lee, cleared the Rules and Operations Committee on Wednesday after being approved by the Health Care and Judiciary Committees. Infant safe surrender law goes to the Senate floor on Thursday.

A N.C. Senate bill that would significantly expand the state’s newborn safe surrender law cleared its second committee step Tuesday.

A bill that would significantly expand the state’s newborn safe surrender law has made it to the N.C. Senate floor for a vote.

A N.C. Senate bill that would significantly expand the state’s newborn safe surrender law cleared its first committee step last week.

The Director of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) met with city and county leaders at the Federal Courthouse in Milwaukee Wednesday.

Every state has a law allowing unwanted infants to be surrendered, but the laws lack uniformity, there is no standardized training and there are no data-driven best practices. The result is a chaotic system.

Safe haven laws lack uniformity and oversight and pose risks to surrendered infants and their vulnerable parents.

Newsradio WTAM 1100 is Cleveland's only news radio station and an award-winning source of local news.

Safe Surrender starts Friday morning and runs through Saturday afternoon at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church in North Nashville.