Alaska Expands Safe Haven for Babies | Anchorage News

Alaska just made it safer for parents by passing a new law allowing anonymous baby drop-offs in specially designed, climate-controlled boxes — no questions asked, no charges. Before, parents had to hand off newborns under 21 days old face-to-face to officials, which often scared them away due to shame or fear, sometimes leading to babies being left in dangerous places. This change comes after heartbreaking losses — including a baby found alive in a cardboard box in Fairbanks and another who didn’t survive near an Anchorage fire station. Dispatchers have been pushing for these boxes for years, now partnering with nonprofits to install them — but communities must fund them themselves, as each setup costs around $22,000.

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