Organizations that have indicated they oppose Safe Haven Baby Boxes either through their policy papers, public statements in the media, or through private verification with SSHBBN. Unless otherwise noted, none of these organizations are SHBNN partners.
See also, Critical Readings.
United States: National Organizations
- Adoptee Rights Law Center
- Adoptees United Inc.
- Bastard Nation: the Adoptee Rights Organization
- Freedom from Religion Action Fund
- National Association of Adoptees and Parents (statement pending)
- National Safe Haven Alliance
- Saving Our Sisters (statement pending)
United States: State and Local Organizations
Colorado
- Coalition for Truth and Transparency in Adoption
- Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR) – testimony
- Elephant Circle – testimony
- Soul 2 Soul Sisters – testimony
Florida
- A Safe Haven for Newborns
- Broward County Medical Association
- The Florida Adoption Council (Quad A) (Letter from Elizabeth Berkowitz on file. (Will be posted later)
- Florida PTA
- Video: Senate Health Policy Committee Hearing, January 27, 2021 (Marker 11:47)
- Video: Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Health and Human Services Hearing, February 9, 2021 (31:27 marker)
- Video: House Children Families, and Seniors Subcommittee hearing, February 16, 2021; (24:00 marker)
Illinois
- Chicago Bar Association
- Illinois Department of Family and Children’s Services
- The Save Abandoned Babies Foundation
Indiana
- Columbus Fire Department
- Indiana Commission on Improving the Status of Children
- Indiana Department of Child Child Services
- Indiana Department of Health
- MADIndiana Voters
Kentucky
- Kentucky League of Cities
Louisiana
- Louisiana Department of Jobs and Family Services
- Louisiana March of Dimes (diatribe by SHBB lobbyist Kathie Humbarger)
- Louisiana Partnership for Children and Families
- Video: Oral testimony by March of Dimes and LPCF in opposition, June 2, 2021 (marker 9:50)
Maine
- ACLU-Maine, Maine House Judiciary, March 17, 2021
Michigan
- Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition
Missouri
- Missouri Open
New York
Ohio
- Mercy Health – Tiffin
Oklahoma
- Equal Access Oklahoma
- Oklahomans for Open Records and Adoption Honesty
Tennessee
- A Secret Safe Place for Newborns
Texas
Outside of the United States
- Adoption Council of Canada (pending)
- Against Child Trafficking (ACT)
- Association for the Right to the Origins of Children Born Under X, (France)
- Better Care Network (pending)
- Canadian Council of Natural Mothers /Consell des meres naturalies
- DPEAO (France)
- Foundation for the Prevention of Social Orphanhood (Russia)
- German Council on Ethics
- German Society for the Protection of Children
- Ko Root
- Les X en coloere (Born Under X) (France)
- Lumos Foundation (pending)
- New South Wales Government (Australia)
- Roots Research Center (Greece)
- Terre des Hommes
- TRACK (Truth and Reconciliation for the Adoption Community of Korea)
- Volunteers to Help Orphans (Russia)
- United Adopted International Foundation (pending)
- UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (sample news story)
Updated: March 30,2024
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