[Magdalen] pondering politics

[Scott Knitter]

I gather that these are called "Save Haven" laws; they do have rules
that must be followed; if there's any evidence of abuse of the child,
the privilege of anonymity and immunity is revoked and the mother can
be charged. Also, there's a short time during which the mother can
change her mind. I don't know how they keep anonymity...perhaps with
an agreed special code or name to keep the baby paired with the mother
in the records until the changed-my-mind period is over and the baby
is fully into the care system.

I'm glad this exists, but it's still very sad to read about these
situations. Must be extraordinarily traumatic and possibly sad for the
mother, or a tremendous relief.

On Sun, Jul 10, 2016 at 4:27 PM, Roger Stokes
<roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> That's good.  Periodically I see reports of a newborn being found abandoned.
> This is accompanied by a statement that they want to trace the mother for a
> medical check-up.  The concern again is for mother and child.  One of the
> requirements for a prosecution is that it is in the public interest and I
> think a case like this would be a slam-dunk that it is *not* in the public
> interest to take any action against the mother.




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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA