Posted on 07/12/2023 1:37:52 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Texas couple surrendered their hour-old infant to employees at a medical supply store, with the mother telling them she didn’t even know she was pregnant.
After hours of calls and customers, Angela Owens assumed the teenage boy who walked into Hieline Mobility Solutions around 2 p.m. Wednesday was just another customer. But when he said his baby and girlfriend needed help, she ran outside, assuming the child was choking.
“I open the passenger door to see a young girl sitting there with a newborn baby in her lap, wrapped in a towel,” Owens said.
The parents said the baby was just an hour old. The mother said she didn’t even know she was pregnant.
On the phone with 911, Owens helped tie the umbilical cord with a string.
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“There was no thought. It was like right place, right time. It was being a mother. We had to do what we had to do. There’s no other option at that point,” Peri and Owens said.
The employees both have three kids, and they could tell the new parents, who appeared to be teenagers, were frightened and in shock. They explained to the couple how to surrender the baby at a Safe Haven location.
But Owens was worried the couple wouldn’t make it to a Safe Haven spot, so she accepted the child herself.
Police located the couple and made sure the mother got treatment following the birth. Questions remain on whether they followed Texas’ Safe Haven Law and whether any charges will be filed. The investigation is ongoing.
“I hope they don’t end up in trouble because I feel like they did the right thing. That’s what’s killing me right now,” Peri said.
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They DID do the right thing! We’re always hearing stories about babies being found in dumpsters, or wherever. This is good to hear about.
Maybe because it was in Texas, in one of the liberal-run cities that baby would’ve been doomed.
The teen parents were immature and irresponsible, but at least they didn’t either abandon the child or kill that child. C-minus for due diligence, A+ for respect for Life.
Absolutely! That couple should not be charged with anything. A couple of
young teenagers did exactly the right thing. For every story like this, there are a dozen stories about newborn babies dumped in toilets or dumpsters.
Praise God they did not hurt the child who now will have a great chance for a good, productive life.
How young?
How young?
Teenagers, did the right thing for the child. Does it matter if the mother was 12, 14, 16, 17. No, it really doesn’t.
The Stupidity of Youth. With a side order of blessed conscience.
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