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Washington Looking at Dangers of Drop Side Cribs
Washington Looking at Dangers of Drop Side Cribs - Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 04:14AM EST
Reported by: Eyewitness News
Sunday May 23 2010
0/ 5 rating In the last 10 years 32 babies have died in drop side cribs and now there's a move in Washington to ban them.
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand outlined her plan prohibit the manufacture and sale of the cribs. In some cases the drop side can slide creating enough space to trap and suffocate an infant.
The senator stood on a New York City sidewalk with families whose children have died in them. "Whether it's a resale on Craig's List, whether it's through a regular manufacturer, whether it's through a store, no daycare center, no child care provider, no hospital will be able to have drop side cribs," whether she said.
The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission pledged to ban drop side cribs by the end of the year. | |
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