Helping outside the box

On March 23, 2009 at 2:54 pm a woman who had just given birth to a baby boy sent the following text message to a help line: “Please, is there any possibility of passing on this baby anonymously? The baby box is too far away. I need advice and I hope I can trust you.” When the organization Fund for Endangered Children (Fond Ohrožených Dětí) called her back, the mother explained that she could not take care of her newborn. The mother told the social workers she would rather wait until it was dark. At 9 p.m. she handed the baby over to them. Soon after, he was placed in the state facility for newborns (kojenecký ústav) by the court,

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published: 16. 6. 2013

Datum publikace:
16. 6. 2013
Autor článku:
Deana Kjuka