Safe Haven Baby Boxes in America

I’d like to see a society where young women get the support they need to keep their babies. I assume you approve of the change in anti abortion laws in America.

? you think it would be better if they had been aborted ?

I’m not judging the mothers. I’m judging a society in which this is necessary. Just because it has happened since mediaeval times doesn’t mean it should be happening now. And the anti abortion laws are going to make it far worse.

Wow, sentence butchering. Let me try that again.

A mother is very brave to decide she can't take care of, or doesn't want, a baby and helps find that child a loving home. Even if it is leaving that child in a box.

Wasn't Moses left in a basket? I mean good lord. I still don't get the judgement.

Yes it is true. And the company who placed the box has saved 23 babies over 10 years.

It is a very brave thing to do, help find a child you can't take care of or don't want find a loving family. We never judge a woman who would make that decision.

Babies can also be dropped at a fire department or police station, no questions asked.

I honestly can't see why you are judging it to be honest.

youtu.be/wtBD3buzrQE The Foundling

these are a very ancient practice; used to be seen as a kind of revolving basinet set into the wall of a convent.
it rang a bell when used so that the infant could be retrieved and cared for.
i don't understand what the OP means.
why do you want it to be untrue ?

American singer Mary Gaulthier wrote a whole album about being a foundling ,its heartbreaking .She found her birth mother but was rejected over the phone because the "mother" didn't want her family to find out about Mary .Its worth a listen .Its also a good idea to have a safe place to leave a baby but think there should be basic information on health etc put in the box with the child .

Jackiest

I am thankful that they are there but very sad that they are needed.

Exactly Jackiest

Such ‘drop boxes’ have existed since Mediaeval times so it’s nothing new. In a country such as America where birth control and/or TOP can be difficult to find or afford, it’s probably the least bad option open to some women.

It must be pretty awful to be a child whose parent has given them away but I suspect in the future more and more of the babies will eventually trace their birth mothers because of the growing popularity of DNA testing for genealogy reasons.

Not new at all it’s always been there was often these little places are at convents or hospitals

I am thankful that they are there but very sad that they are needed.

I think they're a good idea. Much better than dumping a newborn which might not be found.

Not a new thing and I think they may well be in use in other countries too. It's not ideal, but it's infinitely preferable to a baby simply being abandoned somewhere - or worse.

Yes, I've seen it before.

At least the child will have a chance of a better life.

These babies have fathers too.

Very sad, but my main thought would be better than a baby being abandoned somewhere where they might not be found, or die before they are found which has happened. If it is a newborn and the mother has given birth on her own then she will also need medical attention which should be provided, likely to happen more frequently given the draconian anti abortion laws in the States.

MiniMoon

I expect they will get more use I the coming months/years with many States having banned abortion.

That was my first thought

I expect they will get more use I the coming months/years with many States having banned abortion.

I saw this recently, better than leaving the baby on a doorstep I suppose. Very sad.

I've seen this before in SA. It's not a new thing sadly.