The United Nations is currently Criticizing European countries that have drop off boxes for unwanted newborns. A Baby Box allows mothers, anonymously, to drop newborn babies off at a participating hospital throughout Europe. There are no cameras near the Baby Box, to insure the security of the identity of the mother. The European idea of a Baby Box is similar to the “Safe Haven” law in the United States. Safe-haven laws are recognized in all 50 states, and makes it that a mother (or father) can leave an unwanted baby at any hospital, police station or fire station with out being criminally punished.
There’s much debate about whether or not a safe-haven or baby box will actually save the lives of unwanted children. Some argue that Safe-haven and Baby Boxes promote child abandonment, others believe that these are alternatives to infanticide and abortion.
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The Baby Box and Safe-haven have been the means for people to get the chance to adopt a baby. When a baby is dropped off at a Safe-have location or in a Baby Box they become the responsibility of the city then, are entered into an orphanage or foster home. Other questions arise when it comes to this subject, such as, which is cheaper- abortion or abandonment? Or is either method ethical? Let us know what you think.
How do you feel about the Safe-haven and Baby Box? Is it wrong to leave your child after birth? Speak your mind in the comments section.
[Cited: Time]
Brooklyn Brand 