New Mexico woman gets 18-year sentence for throwing baby in dumpster.

A New Mexico teenage mother was sentenced to 18 years in prison for throwing her newborn son into a trash bin behind a shopping center. The judge suspended two years of the punishment citing mental health concerns and the defendant’s age. The defendant's public defender argued that her actions were not premeditated and that a previously undiagnosed mental health disorder played a role. The case also spurred new conversations in New Mexico communities and among legislators about the state’s safe haven law.