Some of those who are advocates of abortion on demand want those of us who advocate a pro-life position to explain how we would punish those who seek an abortion and or the doctors who perform them. If Roe vs. Wade was overturn.
But, that is not what I want to write about. That is for another day and time.
Here in California of all places is a state law that allows mothers who do not want to keep a new born baby up to 72 hours to turn the baby into designated areas, such as fire and or police stations, without fear of prosecution. The authorities can not and do not ask any questions.
And, if said mother changes her mind and wants the baby back within 14 days, she can have the baby back. Again, no questions asked. And it is working throughout California.
According to the Pasadena Star-News article, as of June 30, 2008, 251 newborn babies were surrendered to authorities. Unfortunately, a much too many 149 were found abandoned. One statistic that is not counted is how many abandoned babies have died. It is necessary to count those babies because it can be used to have the program more widely advertised. It can be used to point out that one does not have to leave a baby to die.
One thing that I do not understand about the claim that the state is having trouble reaching more people about the law than they would like. Believe me, here in California, I can tell you that there is an anti-smoking commercial that I can see at least two to three times in a evening of prime-time television. Maybe some of the money spent on that can be used to promote this worthwhile program
The most important aspect is that this allows for any woman for any reason to not make the choice to abort a baby. They can choose to bring the baby to full term. And, if they have not been able to possibly give the baby up for adoption or any other manner of situation changes, they can do the right thing. Let a truly loving family have the eventuality of raising a baby that God gifted the world with. As an aside and another post, we should be making it easier, not harder, for people to adopt children who are Americans. And, those that want to adopt need to consider an older child, maybe not a baby. One can give love and nurture to an older child as to a baby.
There is no doubt about the fact that this is a pro-life measure that has worked. And it would be a wonderful thing to encourage across the United States.
3 comments:
great piece righty! Adoption should be easier and pushed much more than it is my friend. We have some friends who were adopting an african american baby and they are white, the adoption was quicker than waiting for a white baby and they didn't have any preferences. They found out that the baby had 4 brothers and sisters who were all getting split up...they adopted all of them! their family went from 3 to 8 and they are doing great! its a beautiful thing...:)N
great piece indeed 64.. life liberty and the pursuit of happiness!!... especially for those in the womb!!!
I think it's a little more complex than just showing more PSA's (there are reasons someone might abandon a newborn that are unrelated to whether or not someone's aware of such programs), but if it helps save lives it's certainly worthwhile to try.
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