The Iowa Department of Human Services says a baby has been turned over to the state — the third use of the Safe Haven law in four months. D-H-S spokesperson, Amy Lorentzen McCoy, says the baby was turned over one week ago.
The state does not give out any other information on the child to keep things confidential. The first Safe Haven baby of this year was turned over to the state on April 15th, followed by the second on June 14th. Both were boys. The law was created 2001 in the wake of a high-profile case involving a teen mother in eastern Iowa who killed her baby after delivering it at home.
McCoy says having three babies turned over shows there is an awareness of the law.
All of the babies turned over under the program have been adopted.
