Sunday 7 October 2012

South Korea "Baby box" pastor says new law brings more babies

A baby abandoned in a "baby box" at Joosarang church waits for a medical examination at a children's hospital in Seoul SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean pastor who runs a "baby box" where mothers can leave unwanted infants has seen a sharp increase in the number of newborns being left there because, the pastor says, of a new law aimed at protecting the rights of children. South Korea is trying to shed a reputation of being a source of babies for adoption by people abroad. It is encouraging domestic adoption and tightening up the process of a child's transfer from birth mother to adoptive parents. ...




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