State Rep. Jim Murphy, R-St. Louis County, who wrote the 2021 law allowing safe haven baby boxes in Missouri, believes every hospital should have one. He told Missourinet that so far, it’s firehouses that have stepped up to install them. “I’m pressuring the...
A new Missouri will help to pay for more so-called “baby boxes” to be installed at fire stations. HB 121 will create a $250,000 fund that will be used to match private donations to buy and install more baby incubators. It was sponsored by State Rep. Jim Murphy, R-St....
A Missouri lawmaker has a plan to install more drop-off boxes for surrendered babies. Alisa Nelson talks to State Representative Jim Murphy, who says his bill is “a win-win.”
Missouri has about eight babies abandoned anonymously each year. That’s according to state Rep. Jim Murphy, R-St. Louis. He has pre-filed House Bill 121, which would fund the installation of more drop-off boxes for parents to anonymously surrender their newborns....
