I’ve had four children – one of which was by emergency C-section because it was determined on the day I was to be induced that she was breech, and one of which was born in a taxi because we just barely made it to hospital by the time he was crowning. In all four instances I was a married woman over 30, with a supportive husband and extended family who welcomed the child.

I can’t even begin to imagine what it must be like to give birth in a bathroom, not having even realized there was a pregnancy. I can’t imagine the fear of being a pregnant teen whose parents would potentially kick her out of the house, or maybe even resort to violence. I can’t imagine how disorienting it must be for a teenager to cope with post-partum hormones – adolescent hormones are bad enough!

It’s good that in many places a woman can leave a baby at a hospital or fire station, no questions asked. But that may not be the case everywhere, and especially teen girls may not be aware of what to do.

If we are a throwaway society, it’s in part because we allow young people to be deprived of access to comprehensive sex education and affordable contraceptives. It’s also because we turn a blind eye when a teen is living in a volatile situation. And because we have an epidemic of mentally ill people who aren’t getting adequate support.

If we could resolve some of these issues, we’d see a lot less of the issues you were writing about.

I wonder why they want to carry it to full term in the first place.
if they do not want the baby, they would have gone for abortion long ago.
Surely they cannot hide their pregnancy for long, and all their friends, neighbors will know that they have a baby.

It’s a sad scenario where you find mother’s throwing away their kids. It’s something that is going on all over the world. I always ask this question whenever I hear of a story where a child has been born, then wrapped up in a garbage bag and thrown by the road side or in abush somewhere, why do you be a to carry the baby to term then damp them? Does that make any sense to you at all? If you really did not want a child why did you go ahead and misbehave? Why didn’t you use some protective method? If you are agrown up you know very well that when you indulge in intimacy there are consequences why not take precaution? This really pisses me of. When you hear or read about someone who has been trying for a child for the longest time and can’t have one yet there is another person who is planning to damp a child somewhere it’s very unfair. I find this very saddening. There was a time when this habit was so rampant in our country where a day could not pass without someone reporting at police head quarters withvs child that had been thrown. So action had to be taken and the culprits jailed. I often say if you get prevent by “mistake” like some would say, keep that child then when you give birth and can’t take care of it, simply take it to the nearest children’s home and let the baby live his or her life according to God’s will. There are lots of couples who can’t have kids, give them that opportunity to have one and have the boy to bring parents if you don’t want too.

How can anyone have a heart to throw away a docile, innocent new born baby who is completely dependent on you. This is a big question which keeps hovering my mind.

There are many people who are desperate for babies and cab pay any price for parenthood. ASK THEM AND THEN YOU WILL REALIZE THE TRUE WORTH OF PARENTHOOD.