What happens when a baby is left in a box?
They are a last-resort alternative to unsafe dumping in velds, rivers, plastic bags, or pit latrines – a practice that kills two out of every three abandoned babies, according to Baby Savers South Africa (BSSA).
Court battle This scenario formed part of a three-day hearing before a full bench in the Pretoria High Court in May in a landmark case (judgment reserved) that could shape the future of safe baby relinquishment in South Africa.“No one wants to touch a referral if the mother is a foreigner, even if the baby was born in South Africa.”
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