safe haven
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Divided Colorado Supreme Court finds parental anonymity in ‘safe haven’ law
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Parents who surrender their newborns under Colorado’s “safe haven” law are entitled to anonymity and confidentiality in any subsequent adoptive proceedings involving the child, the state Supreme Court ruled on June 8. Colorado’s law, like its counterparts across the country, is intended to provide new parents with an alternative to abandoning an infant in potentially…
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Safe haven bill clears Colorado House committee
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Halle Burke of Broomfield is a soft-spoken 16-year-old who loves to bake cupcakes for her friends. She also holds the distinction of being one of the first babies saved through Colorado’s safe haven law. Burke told her story to the House Health & Insurance Committee on Tuesday, urging it to pass Senate Bill 25, which…