The padded, climate-controlled container was dedicated Tuesday at the Woodburn Volunteer Fire Department about 15 miles east of Fort Wayne near the Ohio state line. It’s on an exterior wall of the fire station.
The Knights of Columbus of Indiana will pay for the first 100 baby boxes, which cost $1,500 to $2,000 each, said Monica Kelsey, a volunteer with the fire department who has been advocating for baby boxes in Indiana for several years.
A second one was dedicated Thursday in Michigan City.
The boxes are equipped with a security system that notifies emergency personnel when a baby is dropped off. Emergency responders can get to the child within minutes.
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Much better than a dumpster, but it's a long drive to Indiana.
Disposable life. What have we become.
If all 50 states have safe haven laws where are they publicly displayed in Md and Del? Why isn't there a billboard along the highway directing those who have unwanted babies to a drop off point,or at least to a specific destination where they will be accepted and cared for.I have not seen or heard anything locally.The public must be advised of such destinations before they can adhere to a safe haven law.
We've had disposable life since Cain whacked his brother. This is an effort to intervene in the disposal of one more person.
Wow I didn't think this was true but I researched it and it is true. This is what their local paper had to say. Monica Kelsey, founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, said the boxes have been tested and improved to address people's concerns. Emergency dispatch is alerted within one minute of a baby being placed inside a box, and the child is removed within five minutes, she said. She said the box automatically locks when a baby is placed inside, so no one else can take the child.
Hearing this makes me feel better, the baby will be attended to almost immediately and no one else can open the box. Its so sad that this is what this world is coming to I agree.
If this is about fear of prosecution, change the law, and allow the drop off to the hospital where it should be. Just another grandiose fix for something that could be much easier, and better.
A drive up window making it easier for Democrats to sell baby parts.
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