Guttmacher Institute: State Laws & Policies - Infant Abandonment
September 01, 2023
September 01, 2023
NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization that says it is committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide, issued the following research associated with state laws and policies on Aug. 31, 2023:
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Background
In response to apparently rare but highly publicized instances in which infants have been abandoned and sometimes left to die, every state, beginning with Texas in 1999, has enacted . . .
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Background
In response to apparently rare but highly publicized instances in which infants have been abandoned and sometimes left to die, every state, beginning with Texas in 1999, has enacted . . .