Police continue search for mother of newborn baby found dead in Amityville

Safe Haven law may have saved Amityville newborn

"After a lot of lobbying from groups like Long Island’s AMT Children of Hope Foundation, 47 states now have some form of the Safe Haven law, including New York. Under the law, birth mothers have five days to hand over an unharmed newborn to someone at a hospital, fire department or police station. The birth mothers are not required to ask questions or give their names. There is no criminal punishment involved."



AMT Children of Hope Foundation