Safe Haven Boxes: SAVING BABIES Anonymously in West Virginia!

Added: 2026-05-24

[00:00:00]mother is literally able to take the child there within the first 10 and I'm 30 days.

[00:00:06]>> 30 days of the child being born and [music] can take the child there anonymously. The boxes are kind of protected to where the child's not going to get cold or anything like that and they have people watching them They put them in a box?

[00:00:22]>> Yes. Oh, yeah, but it's this is so high-tech. I mean that box when it opens and and a baby's put in it, it automatically like the local fire department. These are not like boxes Uncle Joe makes at home with with the leftover wood.

[00:00:36]>> was just thinking of pulling a shoe box out of a >> [laughter] >> out of a shelf. Like what are we doing here?

[00:00:42]>> I didn't know this existed.

[00:00:43]>> reasoning it it provides anonymity to the mother so you don't have to go through the abuse and neglect and the and and the state.

[00:00:50]>> prosecution. And freedom from prosecution.

[00:00:53]>> We've done something right in this state. Thank the Lord.

[00:00:56]>> too many boxes in West Virginia, but where And they cost a chunk. I often wonder though, you know, >> [music] >> what if what if dad didn't know anything about this and he would have raised the child if you >> [music] >> you know, but it is done where the department then can move forward not knowing a mother and be an unknown father, unknown mother and they advertise in the paper and Thank the Lord.

[00:01:18]>> is placed on the birth certificate.

[00:01:20]>> Yeah. I love this and you know why? It's because they're not throwing the baby in the river. No, that's your correct.

[00:01:26]>> what I mean?