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Lawmaker says Safe Haven Laws may have prevented newborn death

The discovery of an infant’s body in Whitewater over the weekend need not have happened. Representative Barbara Dittrich (R-Oconomowoc) said the state’s Safe Haven Laws provide an opportunity to surrender a newborn child to law enforcement or a hospital up to 72 hours after birth with zero questions asked. Hospitals, law enforcement, and the state […]

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