I don't really see the problem with that first one. If your friend's boyfriend had anonymously left the baby in one of these boxes, presumably she'd file a police report and they'd make the connection. She might have to do something to prove the baby was hers (a DNA test or whatever) but it's not like it would be that…

When a white person makes the assumption that a black person's locs "smell like weed", it's racist. Period. End of story. Fin.

I'm from Indiana. Your criticisms are valid. But in my hometown alone 2 babies were found dead in dumpsters when I was growing up. If it's a problem then give the babies a chance to live, even if it is an empty sexist gesture by anti choice bigots. Austin has "safe baby" havens as well, where babies can be abandoned…

Thanks, Sammie. I'm so fucking sick of people using that phrase as an insult.

But Indiana's not going to have those any time soon, and even if it had such programs running perfectly, it wouldn't prevent every case of a kid being born to a parent that couldn't handle it. Preventing abandonment is a laudable goal but it shouldn't stand in the way of helping ensure that babies that are abandoned…

more like, early retirement at 20-something. You know she's rich, right?

I remember this continues to be a huge problem in South Korea. In South Korea, all births must be registered by the government, and the stricter international adoption laws prevent people from sending their children to an orphanage for the sole purpose of being sent abroad. A recent law has stated that international…

A white person vouching for another white person not being racist would NOT go a long way. All it does is make the voucher look like an apologist. That's PR 101.

I think Jennifer Lawrence is trying to push the notion that she is an old soul. She never fails to mention that she barely knows how to use email. The girl is 24 FUCKING YEARS OLD. I like her, but sometimes it's all a little too precious for me.

whenever someone says that ("would you like fries with your order") as an insult to demean someone I cringe
what the fuck is wrong with having a job. that comment is so fucking classist and gross. get over yourself

Taxi drivers yes. But I have had a very fair share of lady drivers with services like Uber and Lyft. I'd say it wavers anywhere from 1/3 to even as much as half of the drivers I've had have been women.

There absolutely is a good answer: introduce the boxes.

These babies are going to be surrendered regardless, better that they be surrendered and not abandoned and die.

The moral thing to do is to minimize suffering without introducing new suffering. This does just that

The one thing I would hope is added if this passes, is for it to be a punishable offense to paparazzi the box. Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but I could totally see some jerk taking pictures of the people who surrender an infant to these boxes and shaming them.

At hospitals and other Safe Havens, they question you about the pregnancy, your health, and make sure you are one of the parents (Safe Haven laws only cover parents- if another relative drops the baby off for you that person can be charged with neglect/abandonment). This is really scary to mothers who did drugs during…

so the boxe are climate controlled and have a weight sensor, which probably mean it will function similar to a fire alarm box, meaning it will only take as much time for a baby to receive medical care as it takes for te fire department or ambulance to arrive. Sounds good to me.

Actually, at this point, the CW seems to have more good shows than bad. I'm a longtime Vampire Diaries viewer, but Reign and The Originals are my favorite. And everyone seems to love Jane the Virgin, which I plan to binge at some point.

Giving up a baby for adoption is seldom a simple thing that doesn't leave a huge hole in a woman's life afterwards. If we can help women keep wanted children that they're desperate enough to abandon because they can't feed them, that is a VERY GOOD THING for all parties involved.

This was my thought too. I'm looking outside my window right now at the freezing cold weather and I would much prefer that a possibly scared or confused mother had a place to put the baby that is safe from the elements in case she is not in a mental or emotional place to face actually seeing anyone else at that point.…

I agree to an extent. But while there are probably a number of people who are legit sure that giving up their baby is the right thing for them to do, and they need to be able to do so anonymously, I am sure there are also people who are giving up their babies because they think it's the only thing for them to do. I do…