facebook
rss
twitter
  • About
    • Contact
    • Elementary & Secondary Education Department
    • Social Concerns Department
  • Legislative Review
  • Issues
    • Catholic Education
    • Faith and Politics
    • Health Care
    • Life and Dignity
    • Marriage and Family
    • Religious Liberty
    • Social Justice
  • Bishops’ Statements
    • En Español
  • Resources
    • Bulletin Inserts
    • Church Documents
    • PA Catholic Statistics
    • Related Sites
    • Send A Letter to The Editor
  • Subscribe
    • RSS Feeds
    • Via E-mail
  • Contact
  • Podcast

Bringing the Safe Haven Program to Light

Every new parent has felt overwhelmed. But some new parents, like those suffering from mental illness or domestic abuse, despair to the point of abandoning their child. To them, this may seem like the only choice.  Unfortunately, many do not know about Safe Haven program, designed to
Read More
June 15, 2016
by Blue
Comments are off
national safe haven alliance, pro woman, pro-life, safe haven, safe haven law

Midstate Story Highlights Need for Safe Haven Law

News out of Harrisburg today reminds us about the need for Pennsylvania’s Safe Haven Law, also known as the Newborn Protect Act. According to reports, witnesses saw a woman trying to abandon her child.  Thankfully, the baby is reportedly in good health. To many of us, this story may s
Read More
January 26, 2015
by Blue
Comments are off
abandon, safe haven, safe haven law

PCHA Supports Safe Haven Expansion

UPDATE: House Bill 1090 was passed by both chambers of the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Tom Corbett on July 2, 2014. The Pennsylvania Catholic Health Association (PCHA) and the PCC support House Bill 1090, legislation that would amend the Newborn Protection Act. HB
Read More
June 17, 2014
by Blue
Comments are off
Department of Public Welfare, DPW, hb 1090, pcc, PCHA, Pennsylvania Catholic, Pennsylvania Catholic network, safe haven

Spread the Word: PA’s Safe Haven Law

Safe Haven of Pennsylvania, also known as the Newborn Protection Act, was enacted in 2003 and it states that any parent may leave a newborn baby in the care of a hospital without being criminally liable as long as the baby is no older than 28 days and is not harmed. Girls who are preg
Read More
October 29, 2013
by Blue
Comments are off
DPW, Pennsylvania Catholics Network, pennsylvania safe haven program, safe haven, secretsafe

Hot Issues

  • Faithful Citizenship
  • Pro Life
  • Religious Liberty
  • School Choice

Recent Posts

This Week in PA Catholic Schools: 7-1-22
Jul 01, 2022
Our Series on Maternal & Early Childhood Issues: Breastfeeding - 9 stories
Jun 30, 2022
This Week in PA Catholic Schools: 6-24-22; Sports
Jun 24, 2022

All Issues

  • Catholic Education
  • Faith and Politics
  • Health Care
  • Life and Dignity
  • Marriage and Family
  • Religious Liberty
  • Social Justice

banner

Sign up to join the Catholic Advocacy Network today!

CClogo© 2021 Pennsylvania Catholic Conference. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License.
Bookmark and Share Site by Halibut Blue® | Login