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Baby Moses Law

The Texas Family Code, Chapter 262, Subchapter D, offers women a responsible alternative to abandoning their newborns.

  • The Mother may take the baby to any hospital, fire rescue station or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in the State of Texas.
  • The Mother must give the baby to a person working at one of these facilities.
  • The infant may be up to 60 days old.
  • If you leave your unharmed baby with an employee at a hospital, fire station or with an EMT, you will not be prosecuted for Child Abandonment or Neglect.


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