On today’s Show Me Today, we’re talking about Safe Haven Baby Boxes: A law Missouri passed in 2021 to give parents in crisis a safe, anonymous way to surrender a newborn. After two babies were safely surrendered at the state’s first box in Mehlville, a second box will...
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....
Missouri is working to step up its efforts on placing additional drop-off boxes for parents to anonymously surrender their newborns. The state House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill that would help to fund the installation of these climate-controlled...
