The City of San Antonio plans to take advantage of a change to state law that will allow parents to surrender their newborn babies in special, alarmed boxes at fire stations and other designated spots.

City leaders are pushing for “baby boxes”. Although similar to the Safe Haven or Baby Moses Law, this proposal would allow parents in crisis to give up their child anonymously.

SAN ANTONIO – Texas was the first state in the nation to enact a Baby Moses Law allowing mothers to safely surrender their babies at hospitals, fire stations and police stations, without penalty. Now, advocates say Texas needs to follow other states like North Dakota and Missouri that have extended their laws, allowing mothers to surrender babies up to 12 months. “In 2011, we got a call for a baby and we were told she had been left at a fire station,” said Laurie Cobb, who adopted a Baby Moses baby nine years ago. Bella, now nine years old, had been safely surrendered as part of the Baby Moses Law. Related: Advocates want to extend age of babies allowed to be surrendered under Baby Moses law

CROSBY, Texas A newborn baby girl was dropped off at the front door of a fire station in Crosby, Texas, around 3:30 a.m. Monday, according to a report from KTRK. The article states that an anonymous woman called 911 saying she left a baby, who is believed to have been born just 2 hours before she was dropped off, outside the station located at 2500 US-90 in unincorporated east Harris County. Advocates want to extend age of babies allowed to be surrendered under Baby Moses lawThe Safe Haven law, also known as the Baby Moses law, gives parents who are unable to care for their child a safe and legal choice to leave their infant with an employee at a hospital, fire station, free-standing emergency center, or emergency medical services station. New born baby girl left at this Crosby Fire dept. If youre thinking about bringing your baby to a designated Safe Haven, please read the information below from Texas Department of Family and Protective Services: