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A Safe Place for Newborns Law
To avoid the tragedy of an abandoned baby, Oregon created a law that allows a distressed parent to give up a baby safely, legally, and confidentially. This law allows a birth parent to leave a newborn infant at a hospital, doctor's office, birthing clinic, police station, fire department, or sheriff office.
There will be no legal consequences for making this choice as long as the baby:
- is 30 days old or younger,
- is handed to a person at one of the above safe places, and
- shows no signs of abuse.
If you are considering making this choice, see the information on our birth parent page and on the resources page.
If you are a member of an authorized safe infant surrender facility, guidelines, forms, and other information are available online.
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