evidence: States began passing so-called safe haven laws more than two decades ago. Texas passed the first safe haven law in 1999, and soon every state had its own version. For some in the anti-abortion rights movement, safe haven laws — and by extension baby boxes — are an answer to critics who say restricting abortion rights will lead to more unwanted babies. U.S. Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito both cited safe haven laws during the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson case that ended the constitutional right to abortion. [...] Michelle Oberman, a law professor at Santa Clara University in California who has studied state safe haven policies, said states have different rules for drop-off locations and how old a surrendered infant can be, and varying protections for parents when an infant tests positive for illegal substances. Some laws require surrendered infants to be placed into foster care, while others fast-track them into adoptions. Few, if any, require the kind of oversight that would ensure the infant surrenders are truly voluntary and not coerced, she said. [...] "Some of the adoption agencies might get ticked off at us, but we’re not here to supply babies for them," Kelsey said. "We’re here to help moms."