Edmonton hospitals provide 'angel cradles' for unwanted newborns

[Daizies]

cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2013/05/06/edmonton-angel-cradles-newborn-haven.html

I wasn’t sure whether I should put this in Catholic News or World News. The Initiative is being done at 2 Covenant Health Hospitals, which is part of our Catholic hospital system.

Officials hope the drop-off points at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital and the Misericoridia Community Hospital will prevent tragic outcomes for newborns.

Founder Dr. Geoffrey Cundiff calls the program a last resort for women who cannot or do not want to go through the adoption process.

“There’s some women who have dissociative mental illness and we can’t necessarily reach them, but there are some women [whose] safety is in conflict with that of their baby,” he said.

I think this is a wonderful idea - especially in light of several murdered and abandoned infants in recent years.

 

[st_julie]

Ive heard of similar programs in the US that have been in operation for decades.

 

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