Controversy around a "mailbox" to leave unwanted newborns

This has created a real stir in networks since the spread of a "mailbox" to "drop" unwanted newborns. We tell you all the details in this note.

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In the United States, at the end of last year, they installed the seventh "mailbox". Babies"It is located in Indiana and addresses single mothers with the goal of avoiding abandonment and infanticide.

It works like an incubator. In this sense, it is equipped with temperature controllers and sensors.

Piercing the ears of newborns can be dangerous for your health.

When a baby is placed inside, a silent alarm is triggered to alert the emergency services. This allows the child to be caught in less than five minutes.

From the Safe Haven Baby Boxes organization they ensure that it is a "last resort". They also claim that "the goal of the mailboxes is to combat infanticide that occurs when mothers, often young and unsafe, give birth completely alone and are not able to cope with the situation".

However, many are challenging this initiative. It should be noted that only three states have approved legislation for the installation of mailboxes. Indiana is the one with the greatest number.

In Ohio, there are two, while another should soon be installed in Pennsylvania. In New Jersey, we are waiting for the law currently under discussion, according to an article published by the BBC.

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder vetoed the law and said, "I do not think it's appropriate to let parents abandon a baby just by depositing it at the same place rather than entrusting it to the baby. to a police officer, a firefighter or a hospital employee. "

What the law says in the United States

Leaving a baby in this country is illegal, but Safe Haven law has eliminated the criminal aspect if the baby is delivered to a safe place or if someone is within their reach.

Although "mailboxes" are presented as an alternative, it is still difficult to verify their effectiveness, reported the BBC.

Source: La Voz