Supervisor Don Knabe
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe is proud to announce that the County’s Safe Surrender Program celebrated success for the fourth time this year with the report of a safely surrendered newborn baby boy. This most recent Safe Surrender occurred on Tuesday, July 26 at a hospital in Northridge. As is standard practice, the newborn is in protective custody and will be placed with a family approved for adoption by the Department of Children and Family Services.
“I am grateful to hear that a mother, who found herself in a desperate situation, made the better choice for herself and her baby boy by safely surrendering him at a hospital,” said Supervisor Don Knabe. “Thanks to the courage and bravery of this mother, her baby now has a second chance at life and the opportunity to grow up with a loving family. Though we have been able to save the lives of 146 babies so far, we need to continue working to enlighten others that there is a safe, secure and anonymous way for mothers to get their baby into safe hands and protect them from abandonment.”
This is the fourth Safe Surrender in Los Angeles County in 2016, and the 146th since the program began 15 years ago. The program was initiated by Supervisor Knabe and approved unanimously by the Board of Supervisors in 2001. It allows someone to surrender an infant that is no more than three days old, as long as the infant shows no signs of abuse.
To learn more about the Safe Surrender Program, visit BabySafeLA.org.
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This baby will have a fighting chance in this world thank you brave mama!
Thank you for allowing him his life. May he find the most amazing parents and then when he’s grown up he can find you and thank you himself. What a blessing!
Thank you for loving that baby so much and giving him a better chance in life. Truly a selfless act.
Awesome!
God bless him with wonderful parents! Give his mother peace.
I don’t know how a mother gives up a baby, but bless them for doing it safely.