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In the interest of speed and timeliness, this story is fed directly from the Associated Press newswire and may contain spelling or grammatical errors.
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Twin infants left at Indio hospital under Safe Haven Law
Thursday April 17, 2003
INDIO, Calif. (AP) Infant twins were left at a hospital under
California's Safe Haven law.
The boy and girl were left this week at John F. Kennedy Memorial
Hospital, said Darrell Clark, a supervisor with Riverside County
Child Protective Services.
The twins were a few days old and in good condition, Clark said.
They were subsequently placed in foster care.
The Safe Haven law enacted in 2001 allows parents to anonymously
surrender their babies to hospitals within 72 hours of birth
without facing criminal prosecution. It also provides for a 14-day
cooling off period, during which the mother may change her mind and
reclaim her baby.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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