Bill to expand Florida's 'Safe Haven' law now on DeSantis' desk
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A bill to expand Florida’s "Safe Haven" law that made it legal to surrender unwanted infants is now awaiting Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature.
The expanded bill would give women 30 days to drop off the newborn, up from the current seven-day time limit. The bill would also authorize 911 dispatchers to arrange an infant drop-off location in instances where the child's parents do not have transportation available to reach an agency's drop-off location.
"I think, basically, people were just wanting to give moms more time. And, other states have 30 days, and it's a positive thing, really," A Safe Haven for Newborns CEO Nick Silverio told Fox 13. "[The mother] might be going through postpartum. She might be going through a medical condition that she had delivering the baby… this just gives her more time."