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To prevent the abandonment of children in dumpsters or other locations that will result in their injury or death, the State of California passed a law in 1999, which states that a newborn baby can be anonymously surrendered at any hospital emergency department.

For more information about this law visit the following links:

• Safe Arms for Newborns in San Diego County
• State of California Safely Surrendered Baby site - www.babysafe.ca.gov