Maybe I’m not paying much attention, but I rather doubt it. Amarillo’s civic leadership needs to get the word out to our community’s young mothers about the Baby Moses law.

It’s a 10-year-old statute that allows people to drop their children off at emergency providers within 60 days of the child’s birth. There will be no questions asked. There will be no charges filed. It’s meant to save the lives of children whose parents cannot — or will not — care for them.

Perhaps a greater awareness of the law might have prevented the death of an hours-old infant the other day in Amarillo. I say “perhaps” only because a 15-year-old girl is accused of a crime for which she has not been convicted. Potter County authorities accuse her of killing her baby hours after the baby’s birth. The baby died of asphyxiation.

Lots of investigation will ensue. One avenue might be whether the community is sufficiently aware of the Baby Moses law. I’m thinking Amarillo is in dire need of a major PR campaign to educate the public — now.