MASSACHUSETTS
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City Council considers Home Rule Petition for Baby Safe Haven
By Cindy Hale, Marlborough Editor
03/05/2004
Marlborough - The City Council's Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee
welcomed State Rep. Stephen P. LeDuc, D-Marlborough, and Jean and Michael
Morrisey of Lexington to its meeting March 1 as they discussed Baby Safe Haven
— proposed legislation that could avoid newborn abandonment.
According to the Baby Safe Haven legislation, parents could voluntarily drop
off a newborn, seven days old or younger, at the local police or fire
department or hospital without fear of prosecution for abandonment. According
to LeDuc, Massachusetts is one of only seven states that have not yet passed
this legislation.
"This is a very important piece of legislation," LeDuc said, adding that it
has faced many challenges in discussions on Beacon Hill. "I believe we do have
a majority on both the House and Senate sides now."
The Morriseys have been going to cities and towns to meet with officials and
ask them to consider filing a request for a Home Rule Petition on the Baby Safe
Haven. Their motivation is a compelling little girl named Baby May, who will
celebrate her fourth birthday May 1. Baby May was found alive May 1, 2000, a
few feet from the emergency room door of St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester.
According to the Morriseys, nine other newborns have been abandoned in
Massachusetts since that date; six of them have died.
Although the Morriseys and LeDuc want the same outcome, they are
approaching it from different directions.
"I don't want to grant individual Home Rule Petitions," LeDuc explained. "I
want to do this on a statewide basis. The most prudent way to proceed is to
pass it through the Senate and the House."
"It's our belief that, statewide, this will not go through the legislature
this session. We're up against gay marriages and the budget," Michael Morrisey
said. "Realistically, I think it will be six to eight more years before it gets
close to the legislature. That's why we've been going city to city and town to
town."

"BabySafeHaven" <babysafehaven@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040313223817.26379.00001548@mb-m20.aol.com... MASSACHUSETTS http://www.communityadvocate.com/html/marlboro_articles_7.html City Council considers Home Rule Petition for Baby Safe Haven By Cindy Hale, Marlborough Editor 03/05/2004 Marlborough - The City Council's Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee welcomed State Rep. Stephen P. LeDuc, D-Marlborough, and Jean and Michael Morrisey of Lexington to its meeting March 1 as they discussed Baby Safe
Haven - proposed legislation that could avoid newborn abandonment. According to the Baby Safe Haven legislation, parents could voluntarily
drop off a newborn, seven days old or younger, at the local police or fire department or hospital without fear of prosecution for abandonment.
According to LeDuc, Massachusetts is one of only seven states that have not yet
passed this legislation. "This is a very important piece of legislation," LeDuc said, adding
that it has faced many challenges in discussions on Beacon Hill. "I believe we do
have a majority on both the House and Senate sides now." The Morriseys have been going to cities and towns to meet with
officials and ask them to consider filing a request for a Home Rule Petition on the Baby
Safe Haven. Their motivation is a compelling little girl named Baby May, who
will celebrate her fourth birthday May 1. Baby May was found alive May 1, 2000,
a few feet from the emergency room door of St. Vincent's Hospital in
Worcester. According to the Morriseys, nine other newborns have been abandoned in Massachusetts since that date; six of them have died. Although the Morriseys and LeDuc want the same outcome, they are approaching it from different directions. "I don't want to grant individual Home Rule Petitions," LeDuc
explained. "I want to do this on a statewide basis. The most prudent way to proceed is
to pass it through the Senate and the House." "It's our belief that, statewide, this will not go through the
legislature this session. We're up against gay marriages and the budget," Michael
Morrisey said. "Realistically, I think it will be six to eight more years before it
gets close to the legislature. That's why we've been going city to city and
town to town."

You're still running your roadshow with no opposition, right? If I were
managing an oppositional campaign, I'd hire a thirtyish woman with a strong
social service background, dress her in Anne Taylor II, give her some good
graphics and faq sheet, and instruct her to tail you at every hearing. Ah
well, but for a nail ...

Six or eight years? With a clear field?

Ron
Ron

<<<You're still running your roadshow with no opposition, right? If I were
managing an oppositional campaign, I'd hire a thirtyish woman with a strong
social service background, dress her in Anne Taylor II,>>>>

I prefer Jones New York Signature myself. More stylish, gets the job done.
So when is this opposition going to show up anyway????
She better be at least a size 2 to keep up.
Jean

"BabySafeHaven" <babysafehaven@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040314073248.10302.00001356@mb-m03.aol.com... <<<You're still running your roadshow with no opposition, right? If I were managing an oppositional campaign, I'd hire a thirtyish woman with a
strong social service background, dress her in Anne Taylor II,>>>> I prefer Jones New York Signature myself. More stylish, gets the job done. So when is this opposition going to show up anyway???? She better be at least a size 2 to keep up. Jean

How DO you two supporting your shopping jones? With all the baby saving
when do you find time to bring home the bacon?

Marley