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Safe haven law not the answer, says N.B. women’s agency

A safe haven law would allow parents to surrender their newborn child to hospital E.R.'s within 72 hours of birth. Photo courtesy of Raymond Cunningham.

New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women calls for improved social support for unplanned pregnancies. A proposed safe haven law is not the ideal response to the recent rise of newborn murders in the province, says the head of a New Brunswick women’s agency. “Our services for young parents and pregnant teenagers are [...]

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