Baby Boxes in Indiana Now Offer an Abortion Alternative
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A few days ago, strange fixtures began appearing in the walls of fire department buildings in Indiana: metal slots with pull-down lids. For donations, perhaps? Old clothes? Books for charity?
No. The slots open to reveal “baby boxes”– heated, padded, incubator-type holes in the wall where, according to Safe Haven Baby Boxes Inc – one of the pro-life organisations behind the initiative – desperate mothers or fathers can deposit a newborn anonymously and walk away, reassured that it is safe. Once a baby has been deposited, an internal alarm alerts firefighters on duty to come and pick it up.
“We did the blessing of the boxes and now we are testing them and they are working perfectly – response time is two minutes 15 seconds,” said Monica Kelsey, an ardent pro-life campaigner who runs Safe Haven Baby Boxes.
The two baby boxes in Indiana are the first of their kind in the US though they do exist in other parts of the world, despite disapproval from the UN. Kelsey says she plans to have 100 more in the state by the end of the year, and would like to expand around the country. The next two are destined to be installed in Gary and Indianapolis, Kelsey said.
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