"A baby girl was found alone, abandoned on a train platform in the middle of Manhattan on Monday morning. Police said the baby was discovered before 10 a.m. on the southbound platform of the 34th Street-Penn Station stop of the 1/2/3 line. The baby was conscious and alert, police said, but was taken to Bellevue Hospital to be evaluated. There were no service delays reported at the station around the time of the incident."
"The state of New York has a safe haven law, or the Abandoned Infant Protection Act, where are a parent can abandon "a newborn baby up to 30 days of age anonymously and without fear of prosecution -- if the baby is abandoned in a safe manner." In the case of the law, the parent must abandon the baby in a safe location, such as a hospital, staffed police station, or staffed fire station, provided they also notify an "appropriate person," according to the Office of Children and Family Services."
A newborn baby girl was found alone and abandoned on the southbound platform of the 34th Street-Penn Station 1/2/3 line before 10 a.m. The infant was conscious and alert when discovered and was transported to Bellevue Hospital for evaluation. There were no reported service delays at the station around the time of the incident. Police opened an investigation into the abandonment. New York State law permits a parent to anonymously relinquish a newborn up to 30 days old in designated safe locations such as hospitals, staffed police stations, or staffed fire stations, with a hotline available for more information.
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