Two years later, Ham-Burr ushered the "Baby Moses" law through the South Dakota Legislature. South Dakota became the 16th state to allow parents to surrender their infants without legal ramifications.

As much as the media highlights Texas' Safe Haven law — also known as the Baby Moses law — in stories about the abandonment of newborn children, there are still parents who may not know there ...

Texas' Safe Haven Law, also known as the Baby Moses Law, allows parents who are unable to care for their children to take them to a designated safe space.

The law, also known as the Baby Moses law, allows mothers to relinquish custody of children under 60 days of age at any fire station, EMS location or hospital.

Two newborn babies have been found dead in the Houston area this week prompting law enforcement to remind parents about the Safe Haven or Baby Moses Law in Texas.