Are you pregnant and have decided not to keep your baby after delivery? Did you know that, as the parent, you can drop off your baby at Safe Surrender Sites?
The Safely Surrendered Baby Law allows parents to drop off their baby to any County fire station or hospital emergency room without fear of prosecution.
No Questions Asked, Guaranteed Confidentiality, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Despite this California law called Safe Surrender babies are still being abandoned. The law went into effect January 1, 2001 and since 2002:

41 newborns have been safely surrendered, seven infants have been found abandoned and survived, and 28 have been abandoned and died

and this is just for LA (nbc4 TV story). I wonder why is the number of abandoned babies so high. Is this law not advertised enough, or to the right people? 41 babies surrendered, 35 abandoned! I would like to know how these numbers changed over the years - has there been less abandonment in recent years? Are these babies abandoned within the 72 hours limit or after? These numbers are really sad: is it really easier to abandon your baby than to drop it off at a hospital or a fire station? Sad...