Posted on 08/21/2003 6:43:13 AM PDT by presidio9
Edited on 04/22/2004 11:49:41 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
I've never met Linda Lingle, the governor of Hawaii, but I'm a fan.
Recently she vetoed legislation to provide safe havens for newborns so they wouldn't be left to die by mothers unwilling or unable to provide for them. There are thousands of abandoned babies, and many of them have died before being found; any system where these infants could be left at designated venues -- like hospitals, police or fire stations -- could save lives.
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