TOKYO -- A social welfare corporation based in the capital's Sumida Ward revealed on Sept. 28 that it is planning to establish a "baby hatch" at one of its hospitals in the ward in fiscal 2024 to anonymously accept infants whose parents are unable to raise them.
The Catholic Church in my country has had these for decades now. It’s called “the window of life” and it’s supposed to be an “alternative” to abortion.
So you would think, but although South Korea (for example) has a similar low birth rate, their baby boxes gets plenty of traffic, unfortunately.
People who have the largest barriers to contraception, abortion care, sexual health care and education are the the ones most likely to have their children end up in baby boxes.
There’s a doco on youtube called Babybox : S. Korea’s Paradox of Low Birth Rate that’s well worth the watch (though brace yourself if you’re a crier, it’s rough).
That became a problem for one Midwest state. There wasn’t an age limit, so most of the kids being ditched were older and with significant mental or physical health issues.
State leaders had to amend the bill because they didn’t want to care for children, just use this as a way to justify banning abortions.
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