Baltimore Police are investigating the discovery of two fetuses found on a Maryland Transit Administration bus in East Baltimore. The fetuses were found by a driver on Saturday afternoon, and homicide detectives are looking into how they ended up on the bus. The Medical Examiner’s Office has taken possession of the fetuses, and the investigation is ongoing. Maryland's Safe Haven laws allow parents to safely relinquish custody of infants at designated locations without facing legal repercussions.
Two people have been arrested in connection with the abandonment of a newborn girl found behind dumpsters at a Mississippi mobile home park. The baby, who was discovered in good condition, is recovering at a hospital. The incident has sparked discussions about Safe Haven laws, which allow parents to safely relinquish unharmed newborns without risk of prosecution. All 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico, have enacted Safe Haven laws, with some states offering anonymous Safe Haven Baby Boxes as a way for mothers to surrender their babies.
A Norwalk woman and her father have been charged with first degree murder in the death of a newborn baby. The woman gave birth to the baby boy in late February, but officials say she put the baby in a box and didn’t care for him for two days. Her father allegedly helped her place the baby in a trash bag, and the bag with the baby’s dead body was then placed in a ditch outside Norwalk. An autopsy has been conducted, and results are pending. The case highlights the importance of Safe Haven Laws.
