Posted on 09/11/2019 1:19:15 PM PDT by Morgana
HAMMOND, Ind. – A baby was legally surrendered at a Safe Haven Baby Box in northern Indiana on Friday, less than 30 days after it was opened.
The founder of the organization, Monica Kelsey, announced on Friday that newborn was surrendered at Franciscan Health of Hammond, where one of three boxes was set up last month.
Kelsey said this is the 59th baby to come through the Baby Box program.
“This is the third baby we’ve had in less than three years in our boxes just in one state,” said Kelsey. “Just imagine what we can do when we’re in all 50 states.”
Kelsey said the mom in this case didn’t contact the organization’s hotline, but she has been in contact with organizers and she’s actually from Illinois.
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Great.
Another baby saved.
This is an excellent idea. One of the things that discourages adoption is the possibility of the birth parents getting the kid back. I’ve read about some of the expensive and emotionally-draining legal tangles involved.
I hope they are careful about how the law was worded. Years ago, Nebraska tried something like this for unwanted children and parents were dropping of teenagers.
I don’t know how to put it in words, but there’s just something not right with these baby drop-off boxes. No, I wouldn’t rather have the parents throw the child in the dumpster, but I don’t feel it’s any less macabre to anonymously just leave a child in a box.
On the one hand, I don’t want to encourage people by making it easy to hand off a child anonymously, and on the other hand, you could argue it’s going to happen anyway, you might as well make an option to save a baby this way. I don’t feel confused, I just feel ambivalent.
Planned Parenthood looks at this and thinks what a great way to procure more baby parts.
Sorry!
As do I, but said ambivalence is overcome by the fact that a child has a much greater chance of getting adopted and having a shot at a decent life while an infant. So the logical part of me overrides the emotional part.
“Baby Box”?...How cute.
The mother doesn’t want to have to look anyone in the eye for fear that guilt and shame will overwhelm them and their decision to give the child up.
Even when you know it’s the right decision, you second guess yourself and change your mind from moment to moment. You don’t want to answer questions, you just want to make it as swift and clean a cut as possible.
there have been baby drop off boxes as long as there has been christianity. many many convents and monestaries had them for the pagans.
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Great idea. It is excellent that the "Baby Box" service more or less guarantees that the mother can remain anonymous. No forms to fill out, no photo ID required, no photos in the local newspaper or on the internet, no one asking embarrassing questions. So long as the mother shows up at the box with her face covered, this option can be almost as private as the typical dumpster drop-off.
Yeah - child with a future? Definite win.
How wonderful is that!
There’s one that Ulrich Klopfer didn’t get...
In the old days you might open your door and find a basket and a baby with a note pinned on its swaddling cloths.
In the old days you might open your door and find a basket and a baby with a note pinned on its swaddling cloths.
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