Another baby has been turned over to the state under the Safe Haven program.
The Iowa Department of Human Services says a baby girl, born on October 12th was turned over under the law that allows parents to give up a child 30 days or younger without fear of prosecution for abandonment. Baby girls born on September 13th and September 27th and a baby boy born in June have also been turned over to the state this year under the Safe Haven Law.
The law was created following a case in 2001 where a teen mother in eastern Iowa delivered a baby at home and then killed it. There have now been 47 babies given up under the law.