Comments on: Italian Baby Drop Off Humane and Smart…but Why is it Needed?

By: tallwookie

tallwookie — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:16:01 +0000

I read somewhere a few months ago that italy has the lowest per-capita birth rate of anywhere in europe – perhaps the state should explore the benefits of a unwanted baby pickup center.

By: Jerk-Face

Jerk-Face — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:56:13 +0000

The poor mother has to get out of her car and walk over to the drop-off window?! They couldn’t have built a drive-up drop-off window?! They couldn’t provide a free pick-up service?!

God, these guys are pricks. Getting rid of a baby should be instantaneous, like losing weight, changing your hair color, or downloading your favorite song.

By: Ballenger

Ballenger — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:39:30 +0000

From the point of view of the baby, this likely a better option than being dumped in a nice neighborhood like an unwanted puppy or kitten. And #1.it’s B.F. Skinner. To help remember that, just put the contacts of a 9V battery on your tongue every time you think B.J.. Within hours you will remember it’s B.F. and not B.J. Skinner, but you will twitch when you see a Hummer drive past. The baby box was an urban legend, the actual thing was a sort of high tech (for it’s time) crib.

By: jbellies

jbellies — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:32:58 +0000

#1 It’s BF Skinner… or BJ Hunnicut, a different kind of MD.

It seems sensible to me that in an overpopulated world but where more and more aging childless couples want to be parents, it should be easier to transfer the responsibility of parenthood. Dare I suggest that each Birth Certificate have lines at the bottom to show transfer of parenthood, with a blank to show how much money exchanged hands? Gasp!

People who are willing to pay may not be the absolute best parents, but 99% of the time they’re going to be better than a penniless single drug addict.

With regard to abandonment, it’s easy to blame the mothers, but I’d also blame in equal measure: drugs (and the pushers) and the ill-conceived “War on Drugs”.

By: George

George — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:25:38 +0000

My state has a safe harbor law. The child can be dropped at any hospital within 72 hours after birth. Only 1 question is asked, “Is there anything you would like to tell us about the birth of the child?”

Even given that minimal inconvenience, newborns have been left to die in toilets, trashcans, and charity donation bins in the past year. I guess we should just call it postnatal abortion. If a “woman” can’t show even minimal regard for her child, she needs to be prosecuted.

By: Smartalix

Smartalix — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:07:10 +0000

This at least is an attempt by the community to deal with a sad reality.

By: joshua

joshua — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:42:57 +0000

Arizona has had the baby drop off law for years. There are several places where you can drop the baby off and no one will try to find you….unless it’s dead. Firestations are the primary drop off.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:55:30 +0000

I’m just waiting for someone to deposit a puppy

By: Lauren the Ghoti

Lauren the Ghoti — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:23:39 +0000

Hmmm. I have it on the best authority that the Catholic Church has one or two members in Italy…

By: ace emp

ace emp — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:25:17 +0000

Reminds me of B.J. Skinner the beviour modification genius – with graphs and charts , rewards , reducing rewards to make the rat work harder. (Not unlike your present clueless manager / boss/ supervisor) at work..
This was all great until B.J. Skinner wrote an article with photos of his kid being raised in a cage.