Safe haven laws

[betty_joanne]

So, does your pre-teen or teenager know about the safe haven laws? Do you plan on telling them? If so, at what age? Just curious since that is the topic on Oprah today.

[SugarBunsWool&More]

I watched that Oprah. I was just ill over the fake tears that mama was 'crying'. Absolutely ILL.

[AngelMommy]

What are safe haven laws?

[jls~Kain~Drake]

Yeah, I'm clueless but very interested.

[janendragon]

Originally Posted by AngelMommy What are safe haven laws?

its a law that lets you drop a baby off at a police station or fire dept with no questions asked and no consquences to you. Its to help teens who have babys, instead of them hiding the baby behind/in a trash can or killing it, they have somewhere safe to take them.

I plan to tell all my kids about it at the same time we have the sex and protection talk.

[pinkflamingos77]

When we have the sex, protection talk. I will tell them about the safe haven laws.


That girls is so fake on there!!!!!!!!

[SheilaJoy]

I'm watching it right now, and the girl infuriates me.

I'm not sure about the OP's question, though. Will I tell my daughter that if she gets herself pregnant, she can take the baby to a hospital and drop it off? No.

She will know how we feel about sex before marriage, but we will also tell our children that if they ever make a mistake and get pregnant, we will take the child in and help and support them completely.

[jls~Kain~Drake]

I hope (as I'd assume most parents would) that my boys will grow to be good people. I would hope that I can raise them to make smart decisions and know that for every action, there is a reaction...or, for every act - there is a consequence. In an appropriate way, I will tell them about the safe haven laws. I want to explain it in such a way...that they don't think, hey...i can keep the baby and deal with it...or i can drop it off at the hospital with no consequence. I want them to see it as a last resort...if it's necessary to keep the baby healthy, then by all means (as opposed to dropping it in a dumpster, etc). i hope my point came across right...I'm having some trouble with words today.

[janendragon]

I plan to tell all my kids because even though they can always come to me if it happens to them, maybe they will have a freind who doesnt, and them knowing could help out their friend and save a baby.

[pinkflamingos77]

Originally Posted by romans_mum I plan to tell all my kids because even though they can always come to me if it happens to them, maybe they will have a freind who doesnt, and them knowing could help out their friend and save a baby.

Exactly. I think the info should be put out there with everything else.