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safe-haven law

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A quick definition of safe-haven law:

A safe-haven law is a rule that helps parents who cannot take care of their baby. If a parent leaves their baby at a special place like a hospital or fire station, the baby can get help right away. The law says that the parent will not get in trouble for leaving the baby there. Many states have made this law to stop babies from being abandoned. It is also called the Baby Moses law.

A more thorough explanation:

A safe-haven law is a law that protects a parent who leaves their baby at a designated place, such as a hospital, a physician's office, or a fire station, where the baby can receive emergency medical assistance if needed. The law typically states that the parent who leaves the baby at such a place will not be publicly identified or prosecuted.

These laws have been enacted in many states in response to an increase in incidents of child abandonment. They are also known as Baby Moses laws.

A mother who is unable to care for her newborn baby can take the baby to a designated safe-haven location without fear of being prosecuted. The baby will receive medical attention and be placed in the care of a responsible party.

Another example is a father who is struggling to provide for his child and feels that he cannot properly care for them. He can take the child to a safe-haven location and know that they will receive the care they need.

These examples illustrate how safe-haven laws provide a way for parents to ensure that their child is safe and cared for, even if they are unable to provide that care themselves.

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ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:00
I had to write about write
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:01
... write-ups at work (petty, and they were removed from my file after a year, but even so the app asked so I wrote)
NosyBeagle
20:05
Ah it cancelled out my msg cus I switched tabs. But I’ll just tell you guys cus I get mixed answers: a) accused of cheating on a calc exam freshman year but was cleared of wrongdoing, b) sent to the hospital senior year because I go too drunk
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:12
Seems like you'd need to write about A because it went through a formal process, but it shouldn't hurt you if you explain it straightforwardly and explain you were cleared (just don't be weirdly salty about it like you're holding a grudge)
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:12
Re B, did this involve school in any way? Is there an app that has a C&F question that you think this applies to?
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:13
Maybe you're not deep enough into the process to know this—each school has its own unique set of C&F questions, so you should disclose exactly what they ask about, no more, no less
NosyBeagle
20:14
OH
NosyBeagle
20:14
Ok why did I think it was just gonna be one type of q for all. My bad folks. Ignore my info dump
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:16
No worries! Frankly I think it's wild that applications have weird hidden quirks that you don't know about until you're actually logged into LSAC working through the app. There's some info you can find about the oddball/unique questions you'll find on specific apps, so you might want to look for that for schools you're going to apply to
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:17
Like on various consultants' blogs, reddit, etc
NosyBeagle
20:17
🫡 thank you good sir or ma’am or bam
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:17
Ooh can I be a bam
NosyBeagle
20:39
You may
20:45
ima write my personal statement about being fired and how that made me want to do law but it would be funny if I also had to write an addendum about it
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ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
21:02
I wrote optional essays about a situation that affected my undergrad performance. For any school that required an "education gap addendum" I was basically like "pls see my optional essay"
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
21:02
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NosyBeagle
21:12
did they accept that?
NosyBeagle
21:12
that reminds me of filling out job apps and they want you to type out your resume in a text box. like huh??? open the pdf, idiots
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
21:18
I mean I was nicer about it—I'd put a couple of sentences explaining it super lo-res, and then I said something like "I speak to this situation in detail in my optional essay."
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
21:20
They don't send your application back to you and tell you to redo an addendum if they don't like it, so the only way to know whether they "accepted" it, as it were, is admissions results
Bettercaulsaul
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Helpful video I found https://youtu.be/2ZVrX6DTSKU?si=KsZeWbF4_fJuqKl5
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Yeah, good point. Not up to me to tell myself no! Just don't want to waste their time
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