New Illinois Law Allows Parents to Relinquish Newborns to University and State Police

by Gary Kopycinski on August 11, 2011

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CHICAGO – August 11, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation increasing the facilities considered “safe havens” for parents seeking to safely give up their newborns. House Bill 106 expands the places where parents can legally relinquish newborn infants to include college or university police stations and any district headquarters of the Illinois State Police (ISP).