I get that it is good the babies were not aborted but what really is going on with the mothers who do this? Are they really unable to care for the babies and in a crisis or are they just women who didn’t want the baby? I’d like to know the real story. Maybe the father abandoned the mother at the last minute or maybe they didn’t want to abort but were prostitutes?
Wish we knew the actual circumstances and could see what the statistics show overall. Why is this happening?
The Baby Box babies have already been born. Abortion is no longer an option. If the mother wants to stay anonymous, the dumpster may look to her like the best alternative. If she has to drop the baby off at a hospital or some state-recognized institution, she risks being recognized or encountering some idiot who will insist that she provide identification, fill out forms, and be photographed so her story will appear in tomorrow's newspaper.
And no, an official "No questions asked" policy will not resolve those perfectly legitimate fears.
Baby Boxes can solve both the baby survival problem and the anonymity problem. However the boxes have to exist locally (often not the case), the mother has to know that they exist, and trust that the Baby Box organization will deliver on its promise. That requires a lot of publicity.
So I hope that this 50 baby milestone gets plenty of publicity.
Nosy little bugger, aren't ya?
Newborn infants are easy to adopt out. There are far more people willing to adopt a newborn than there are available newborns.
If the mother wants to do it anonymously, what business is it of yours?
The real story is..whatever the reason ..would you force a mother to keep a baby she can’t or won’t take care of?
The real story is..whatever the reason ..would you force a mother to keep a baby she can’t or won’t take care of?
As if we don’t have enough statistics demonstrating that the surest way to make certain your child grows up in poverty and winds up in prison or the morgue is to become a hallowed “single mother” without a husband/father in the household.
You don’t solve a social problem like that with “statistics” and government programs.
As John Adams said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
You are not going to solve the anonymous newborn drop-off issue with more “statistics” and government programs.
You solve it by returning the American people to being a “religious and moral” people.