State's Safe Haven Law Gives Infants a Chance, Supporters Say

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A state law enacted five years ago this week helped to give a half-dozen children in the area a better chance for happy lives, proponents of the Newborn Protection Act said yesterday at a Downtown news conference.

"In the last six months, there have been two infants brought to the emergency room at Magee because of this legislation," said Pam Dodge, director of ambulatory care at Magee-Womens Hospital in Oakland. At least five babies have been brought to the hospital since the law was enacted, she said.

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State's Safe Haven Law Gives Infants a Chance, Supporters Say

Pennsylvania's Safe Haven law, which took effect in 2003, allows...

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