The Epoch Times
The Epoch Times
AD
The Epoch Times
Social Issues

Company Says Use of Baby Drop-Off Boxes for Abandoned Babies Has Risen Since 2022

Safe Haven Baby Boxes says it now has nearly 260 baby boxes in 19 states for safe and anonymous surrender of newborns.
Google LogoMark Us Preferred on Google
Company Says Use of Baby Drop-Off Boxes for Abandoned Babies Has Risen Since 2022
The Bowling Green Fire Department's (BGFD) Safe Haven Baby Box at BGFD's Fire Station 7 in Bowling Green, Ky., on Feb. 10, 2023. Grace Ramey/Daily News via AP
Allan Stein
Allan Stein
9/8/2024|Updated: 9/8/2024
0:00

Pamela Stenzel was in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, giving a talk about the benefits of Safe Haven Baby Boxes when a woman pitched her a difficult question.

In a conservative-leaning Midwestern city such as Sioux Falls (population 202,100), are the baby drop-off boxes just a “solution in search of a problem?”

Google LogoMark Us Preferred on Google
Allan Stein
Allan Stein
Author
Allan Stein is a national reporter for The Epoch Times based in Arizona.
Author’s Selected Articles
Arizona Sees Sharp Drop in Canadian Visitors Despite Tourism Recovery
May 13, 2026
Arizona Sees Sharp Drop in Canadian Visitors Despite Tourism Recovery
Arizona Bets Big on Space Economy and New Launch Frontier
May 12, 2026
Arizona Bets Big on Space Economy and New Launch Frontier
5 Illegal Immigrants Arrested in Phoenix Alien Smuggling Ring Bust: DOJ
May 11, 2026
5 Illegal Immigrants Arrested in Phoenix Alien Smuggling Ring Bust: DOJ
We Visited the World’s Largest Aircraft Scrapyard—Where B-52s and F-16s Lay to Rest
May 10, 2026
We Visited the World’s Largest Aircraft Scrapyard—Where B-52s and F-16s Lay to Rest
AD
Add to My List
Save
The Epoch Times
Copyright © 2000 - 2026 The Epoch Times Association Inc. All Rights Reserved.