Advocates of baby boxes say that the bill would create a safe alternative for parents to drop off newborns anonymously for those who don’t want face-to-face contact with hospital staff.

The bill does not require boxes built by a specific company. Surrended baby in Florida: St. Johns baby wasn't found in a box on side of the road; mother surrendered child ...

Baby boxes are climate-controlled containers where parents can anonymously leave infants for staff to find. The bill expands on a 2024 law that extended the surrender window to 30 days and allowed ...

House Bill 139 will go beyond the Safe Haven Act by allowing emergency departments and fire stations to install temperature-controlled devices with a hospital-grade bassinet, called baby boxes.

RICHMOND, Va. (7News) — Virginia's governor is now pledging to support a bill to make baby food safer, after a 7News I-Team investigation exposed an attempt to weaken the bill's language.

After our story aired Tuesday evening, the governor's office notified the 7News I-Team that Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin would sign HB1844 into law, a bill meant to make baby food safer with ...