Summary

Texas has seen a spike in abandoned newborns since its abortion ban, with some infants found dead in dumpsters or ditches.

Critics link the rise to reduced access to abortion, cuts to prenatal care, underfunded safe haven programs, and fear of deportation among undocumented women.

Texas Republicans have resisted funding awareness campaigns for safe haven laws, instead allocating $165 million to crisis pregnancy centers that prioritize deterring abortion over aiding women.

The lack of support has drawn condemnation, highlighting the broader consequences of restrictive reproductive policies.

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[–] sumguyonline@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Babies left in dumpsters is an atrocity. Those responsible for causing the societal change that started it need to be hung. Don't blame the parent that didn't want the child when they were forced to have it. Who the hell thinks it's a good idea to force women to have children they don't want??? THAT'S HOW YOU GET UNWANTED DELIQUENTS IN SOCIETY YOU INBRED SLOTHS! UNLESS YOU'RE PAYING FOR THE MOTHERS TIME, BODY REPAIRS, AND EMOTIONAL DAMAGE YOU HAVE NO SAY IN IT! End of fuckin story.

[–] Unbecredible@lemm.ee 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Don’t blame the parent that didn’t want the child when they were forced to have it

My brother in Christ...

Leaving an infant in a dumpster to starve or freeze or dehydrate or be crushed to death is fucking villainous behavior, regardless of the political climate.

The BARE minimum moral responsibility that these parents have is to give the baby to someone who might take care of it. A family member. An orphanage. Hell leave it near a police station and make it the state's problem. Just don't leave it in a dumpster. Or you are a piece of shit.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Morality argument notwithstanding, you're far too optimistic about some of the alternatives you listed.

Giving a newborn to family doesn't work when your family is dead or disowned you for being pregnant in the first place. And leaving a child near a police station and driving away is an excellent way to find yourself at the wrong end of a child abandonment charge.

The only viable option for some people that you listed is an orphanage, and even then, that's still not a fool-proof guarantee to absolve legal/financial responsibilities as a parent.

[–] Unbecredible@lemm.ee -1 points 6 months ago

Dude I'm not naive. Of course there are challenges and consequences involved in giving up a baby. I didn't mention them because I thought this went without saying, but: Parents are morally obligated to choose to take on those challenges and consequences rather than throwing the baby in a dumpster.

You risk a child abandonment charge? Wtf are you talking about?? Then risk it. Don't throw a baby in a dumpster.

There's just no world where "don't blame the parents" makes sense here. Regardless of how much misery it might cause the parents to relinquish the baby in a humane way, it's still on them to do so. I'm running out of ways to say this. You all are wild.

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