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People Have to be Told THIS?!


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The photo above comes from SFGate.com and was captioned with this:

Disturbing decal: School official Cyndee Garcia shows off a sticker that will soon be placed in various locations in Orosi, Calif., in hope of dissuading mothers from abandoning their babies. Three newborns, all genetically linked to the same mother, have been left in the same neighborhood in the last few years. The most recent one, a girl, died.

Joey deVilla

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  • The reason people need to be told it is more subtle than you think (and not very well conveyed by that sign): In California, new mothers can legally abandon their babies at hospitals within 72 hours of birth, no questions asked.

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