A few days ago I came across a news article about a hospital in Japan that has plans to set up something like a "drop-off" section for babies whose moms, for one reason or another, would like to get rid of them. In other words, it's for unwanted babies and the so-called baby hatch consists "of a flap in an outside wall which opens on to a small incubated bed," according to the article. What's next? Dialing a special number if you want your unwanted baby to be picked up from home, then boxing up the baby for easy pick-up and transport for the courier guy?
Read Hospital plans to set up baby hatch, and for other news and features from around the world, take your pick:
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Agape Press
Chile court okays morning-after pill; politicians push to legalize abortion
The Santiago Times
From Tunis to Tehran, the great veil debate
The Christian Science Monitor
Transgender New Yorkers can choose bathrooms at MTA Stations
NY1 News
Liver, now lungs from ethical stem cells
Mary Meets Dolly
Flexibility is the key
The Times
2 comments:
Hi, I read the article on Japan's baby hatches. Sounds to me like they treat babies than they treat their pet dogs and cats, who are lavished with attention. Thanks for your world news round-up! Meg Francisco
Hi meg!
You're right. I guess the fact taking care of pets is much easier and requires less commitment is having a bad effect on parents and would-be parents! Some people seem to think that babies are like puppies in that they are "disposable" and that ditching him/her through some baby hatch is perfectly fine.
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