Having a place for mothers to drop off their babies.

[rainbowtreat]

Do you think it is a good idea to have a place where a mother can drop her baby off if she doesn't want it? Like a hospital or some place. More looking on the fact of babies being thrown away.

[MOB Karen]

I think there should be a place and I think there should be no questions asked too. I don't want the mothers to feel any pressure not to want to do it. There are too many reports of finding dead babies. If that mother is willing to take her baby somewhere where it can be taken care of, then she shouldn't be hassled about it at all. Take the baby and let the mother go, just as long as that baby survives, that's the most important part to me.

[rainbowtreat]

I think there should be a place and I think there should be no questions asked too. I don't want the mothers to feel any pressure not to want to do it. There are too many reports of finding dead babies. If that mother is willing to take her baby somewhere where it can be taken care of, then she shouldn't be hassled about it at all. Take the baby and let the mother go, just as long as that baby survives, that's the most important part to me.


I could not have said it better myself. This is how I feel.

[LaceyinPgh]

Yes, let's face it. We all make mistakes (some bigger than others). Why not let woman drop her baby off at a police station, fire station, or hospital? The baby will be well taken care of, placed in immediate foster care, and probably not have a hard time at all finding a loving family to be a part of.

[rainbowtreat]

I remember seeing something about this years ago and some were saying that there would be more babies being dropped off because it was so easy to do. I say if we get 10 babies because it was an easy way out and it has saved even 1 life of that baby that would have been left in the garbage then so be it.

[ladymelissa]

Yes, I am all for that.

[Kacie_bride]

I am all for it. A woman should not be punished because she wants to give her child up in a responsible way. Hopefully this will help have less babies left in the garabage.

[AngelinLove]

I am all for it, because I feel that it is an alternative to murder, neglect, abuse or many other less desirable options.

[AllyM1]

Yes I am for this option 200%.

[nikkiana]

I think it would be a responsible program to have, personally.

[SoontobeMrsClark07]

I think its a great idea. I hate hearing about babies who end up dying because the mother throws it away and its found too late. I know in the district (DC) they will allow you to drop your baby off, no questions asked (I think), within a certain number of days after birth. I dont know what the law is in other states. We hear about it all the time on the news.

[Hayz]

I went with 'Not Sure'. It sounds like a good idea but I think there should be some sort of counselling that goes with it so that the parents can talk about there decision of giving the baby up. I'm not talking about counselling when the parents are 'bullied' into keeping the baby, but where they are given all options for example if its because of money problems. I don't know how it works in other countries but here in New Zealand you can assistant from the government depending on your wage earnings. Another example could be a teenage pregnancy. If they give their baby up then 10-20 years down the track they may totally regret it and never forgive themselves. If they had someone to talk with and go over all the possibilities then at least that way they could make an informed decision.

[hummingbird521]

I think there should be a place and I think there should be no questions asked too. I don't want the mothers to feel any pressure not to want to do it. There are too many reports of finding dead babies. If that mother is willing to take her baby somewhere where it can be taken care of, then she shouldn't be hassled about it at all. Take the baby and let the mother go, just as long as that baby survives, that's the most important part to me.

I agree with you Karen.

[CarlosHoney]

I don't see why not! It's better for the mother, better for the baby. :)

[AllyM1]

Here in Ohio there is a law where a mother can take her newborn baby to any hospital, fire station, police building, etc. and drop the baby off, no questions asked, within 3 days of having the baby.

I feel this is perfect enough. You have 3 days to decide whether you really want that baby or not.

[Kacie_bride]

I don't know if there is a time limit or not, but I do know in the city of Houston you can take your baby to any police station, fire station, or hospital as well and give it up with no questions asked. I don't know if it is just the city of Houston or the whole state.

[mariaandmanish]

I definitely agree 100% that there should be a place for women to drop of their babies if they are not wanted. In NY, I know that there is a law that if you drop of a baby at a hospital, there can be no questions asked and no charges filed. I think it has helped to decrease the number of "garbage" infants in this state.

[MOB Karen]

I don't know if there is a time limit or not, but I do know in the city of Houston you can take your baby to any police station, fire station, or hospital as well and give it up with no questions asked. I don't know if it is just the city of Houston or the whole state.

That is true for the whole state of Arizona too. This is what our law says:

In 2001, Arizona passed a law allowing parents to leave unharmed newborn children 3-days-old or younger at any hospital, fire station or an on duty emergency medical technician without fear of arrest or identification. The program is designed to protect newborns if their parents are unable or unwilling to care for the child.

[WebLady]

I think there should be a place and I think there should be no questions asked too. I don't want the mothers to feel any pressure not to want to do it. There are too many reports of finding dead babies. If that mother is willing to take her baby somewhere where it can be taken care of, then she shouldn't be hassled about it at all. Take the baby and let the mother go, just as long as that baby survives, that's the most important part to me.
When I first looked at the poll I was a bit confused and said 'Not sure' but now that I understand, this is about how I feel. I think it would be better than to see kids abandoned, abused or worse. But I think they should make the mother sign away all her rights, kind of like giving it up for adoption.

[ladymelissa]

It just dawned on me, how is this different from putting the baby up for adoption?

[mariaandmanish]

It just dawned on me, how is this different from putting the baby up for adoption?

The main difference is that when you give up a baby for adoption, there is information on you as the mother. You have to sign paperwork and show understanding of the fact that you became a mother and almost take responsibility for that. The dropping of newborns off at safe locations, is for those women who never saw dr's during their pregnancy, who had the births at home or in hotel rooms. Those mothers who want not to even acknowledge that they became mothers. In this way, they can drop off the child and they have no legal rights to those children in any way ever. There is no record of them at all. Therefore, the child also would never have any way of finding them, unlike in adoptions where the child might be able to find the birth mother.

[LizabethDavis]

I originally voted for No, I'm against it. However, after reading some of the different opinions, I just am not sure. On the surface it seems like a good idea, but there is still something in me that says No...

[rainbowtreat]

I think if it saves even one life of an inocent baby then we should have them. And with having the mother sign away her rights? well if she is dropping the baby with no concerns because she was just going to toss it away any way I dont think she realy cares to have the baby any way.

[mariaandmanish]

I think if it saves even one life of an inocent baby then we should have them. And with having the mother sign away her rights? well if she is dropping the baby with no concerns because she was just going to toss it away any way I dont think she realy cares to have the baby any way.

I think that the law (for those states that have that law) makes it clear that mother's who abandon their children, even at hospitals and things where it is considered a safe location, automatically lose all rights toward their children. That's another way it is different than adoption.