These are International Infant Abandonment Resources.
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U.S. Infant Abandonment Resources
Articles
AIDS in Russia: An Epidemic’s Tiniest Victims
[http://www.freep.com/news/nw/aids22_20010322.htm]
Article from the Detroit Free Press, March 22, 2001.
The Babies of Italy’s Bins
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/
newsid_150000/150222.stm]
Report from BBC News, August 13, 1998 regarding infant abandonment campaign in Italy.
Baby Box Controversy at Mothers’ Charity
[http://europe.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/10/26/belgium.mothers/]
Reprint from CNN.com regarding Belgian program for safe infant abandonment.
China Improves Care of Abandoned Children
[http://www.canoe.com/CNEWSFeatures0102/02_child-ap.html]
A report from Canada’s CNEWS regarding steps being taken in China to improve the lives of abandoned children.
“Door of Hope” Open for South African Babies
[http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9911/30/s.africa.babies/]
Article from CNN.com regarding safe option for infant abandonment in South Africa.
Germans Open Chute to Drop Unwanted Infants
[http://www.apbnews.com/safetycenter/family/2000/03/07/
unwanted_germany0307_01.html]
From APBnews.com, March 7, 2000.
Hamburg Offers Babies Life Before Abandonment
[http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/03/09/germany.baby/]
Article from CNN.com about a Hamburg pilot program for safe infant abandonment.
Incubators in Hungarian Hospital Lobbies Allow Babies to Be Abandoned More Safely
[http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/319/7204/214/b]
From BMJ.com (British Medical Journal), July 24, 2000.
In A Chinese Orphanage
[http://www.theatlantic.com//issues/96apr/orphan/orphan.htm]
Reprint from The Atlantic regarding abandoned babies in state-run orphanages in China.
Jailed for Having a Baby
[http://www.vachss.com/help_text/archive/jailed_for.html]
Article reprint from Newsday, May 27, 2001.
Rape Victims’ Babies Pay the Price of War
[http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,194119,00.html]
Article from the U.K. Observer regarding the abandonment of infants conceived during wartime rapes in Kosovo.
A Royal Plea for Abandoned Children
[http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/164/metro/
A_royal_plea_for_abandoned_children+.shtml]
Article from the Boston Globe regarding Princess Margarita’s quest to help abandoned babies in Romania.
True Lies: Why Hiding the Facts Help in Malaysia
[http://www.vachss.com/help_text/archive/true_lies.html]
Article reprint from the India Abroad News Service, April 2, 2001.
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Resources
Infant Abandonment and Adoption in China
URL: http://www.popcouncil.org/news_views/
pdr24_3_china.html
Report from September, 1998 Population & Development Review.
Karna Prayag Trust
#7 Raja Krishna Rao Road
Teynempet, Chennai 600018 India
Phone: +91 44 435 5182
Fax: 0091 44 434 4332
E-mail: chatnath@vsnl.com
URL: http://www.karnaprayag.org
The Karna Prayag Trust was established in 1992 to care for abandoned infants in India until adoptive families are located.
A Policy of Fatal Neglect in China’s State Orphanages
URL: http://www.hrw.org/hrw/summaries/s.china961.html
Report from Human Rights Watch, 1996, with information on the effects of China’s one-child policy, and the higher number of female infants being abandoned.
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