Every day in South Africa at least 3 children are abandoned. Despite efforts made by Samaritans to help, women still opt to leave babies in unsafe places. Places like the Door Of Hope in Berea was specifically created to ensure that mothers can leave their babies anonymously and know they will be well cared for. Unlike throwing them in garbage bins, rivers, toilets, plastic bags, whereby in some cases they are found dead or dehydrated.We could go on all day about why anyone would abandon their babies but the truth of the matter is we have no idea what truly goes on in their minds or their lives. I will say though that adoption is a much better option than leaving a baby out in the cold.
A baby is placed inside box on the wall |
Recently a baby was abandoned on the beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. I guess someone thought to leave the holiday guests with a little surprise.Sigh, the door of hope needs to be created all over the world everywhere so people will never have excuses or feel the need to dump their baby anywhere.
In the middle of the night, a woman who lives near the beach heard several people screaming then after a while she heard baby screams. When she went over to investigate she found the newly born baby with no one around.
The police are still investigating who the mom could be and her apparent “accomplices”, it is likely the baby will be put up for adoption. The Hawaiian laws are less strict than in other countries but there is still a high rate of babies being left in dangerous places.
The law there states that it is acceptable for women to give up their kids at places of safety such as fire stations, churches or hospitals.
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