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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Malaysia's First 'Baby Hatch' Boy Finds a Home

In May, Malaysia installed what it calls a “baby hatch” in a facility in Kuala Lumpur. The hatch allows parents to drop off infants they can’t care for.

“The first baby received by the centre, on June 27, has been adopted by a couple selected from 80 eligible parents, OrphanCARE which runs the centre was quoted as saying in the New Straits Times newspaper.” [Source: Arab Times]

Malaysia isn’t the only country with these types of infant drop-offs. Germany, Japan and Pakistan have them as well. Many were instituted in an effort to protect both abandoned babies and their parents.


 

Labels: international, orphans, orphanages, abandonment

Posted By: Adoption Issues

Comments:

Kensington on 8/26/2010
I'm so glad options like this exist. When a desperate mother knows there is a "no questions asked" option, she is much more likely to give her child the gift of a new home in which the child can receive the love and life she/he deserves.