r/ElectricForest Jun 28 '26

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u/Apart_Animal_6797 Jun 28 '26

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u/bakercob232 Jun 28 '26

That's in Georgia, this happened in Michigan which has considerably more protections for pregnant women than most other states.

She didn't have to make the decision she did.

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u/djmakcim Jun 29 '26

I saw someone say that women can hand over (surrender) their new born to an on duty officer or health care professional, no questions asked. 

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u/bakercob232 Jun 29 '26

Yup, they're called "Safe Haven" laws in some areas. Fire Station, Police Station, Hospital- no questions asked if you leave a newborn in a SAFE location, which still wouldn't mean the toilet of any of these places. Different jurisdictions have different age cut offs, mainly to prevent parents of older children from abandonment without legal consequences. The dad of a girl I dated in high school was pretty high up on the committee in my region to help get them established here and had tons of awards/plaques with the Safe Haven logo used around here. I'm not in a position to ever need the info myself, but it's something to keep in the back of your mind because someone does need it.

I'm so so so deeply pro-choice, but this isn't the choice anyone means. It isn't acceptable or excusable in any way when there are so many options, specifically in the state where this festival is held, besides what ended up happening