Utah. Baby in Trash

Local story, same situation. It makes me angry too. www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Purvi-Patel-to-appear-in-court-265514311.html

Those poor babies. I really don't understand how someone can do something like that.

I will NEVER understand this. Never.

I have been following this story since it broke yesterday. They are reporting that the woman threw the baby away because she was worried her parents would be mad at her; yet she's in her mid 20's and lives alone. I wonder if there is some mental disability or illness going on. A grown woman who lives alone could have easily taken that child to a safe place and handed her over. So, so sad. The baby is in extremely critical condition.

There is a new push here in Utah of PSA's trying to educate women about the safe haven laws. I pray that this sweet baby survives, and that this case will help educate other mothers who feel like there is no way out.

It disturbs me that the woman is 23 YEARS OLD! It's not like she's a clueless teenager (even most teens are more mature than this, I must say). At 23 she should've been able to come up with some solutions. It's shocking and sad.

I just don't understand. I had a baby in the NICU I would do anything to avoid that happening, that poor baby.

Add me to the list of never understanding this!

So sad! I'm another one who will never understand this happening.

I can't understand how someone could do such a thing. Even animals care for orphan animals and exhibit more compassion.

The safe haven laws were an option and there is someone yearning for a child. So selfish.

Before calling her selfish, maybe you should consider that she has a history of mental issues and abuse. Those people are not selfish; they just do not have the same ability to think rationally as you or I would. 

It is sad and horrifying to think that people as a species could do something like this. We like to think of ourselves as highly evolved and beyond this kind of behavior. Unfortunately, we are not. I hope the baby makes it and the mother gets the help she needs and punishment she deserves. 

The local story is a little different-the woman took something to cause her to miscarry and then put her baby in the trash after it was born alive. The baby died. They have added the class b felony charge of feticide to her charges but the Indiana Religious Coalition for Reproductive Justice is coming to her aid saying she shouldn't be charged with feticide. This family is very prominent in the community so I would be surprised if she serves much time.

www.wsbt.com/news/local/breaking-granger-woman-accused-in-newborns-death-now-charged-with-feticide/27680584
www.wsbt.com/news/local/group-defends-granger-woman-accused-in-newborns-death/27727724

Can someone educate me a bit about the safe haven laws? Do those babies being dropped off go straight into the system? How do they get adopted if the legal parents are known to sign their rights away? No two ways about it...going into the system is still MUCH better than dead. But I wonder if that's what these young moms fear? That the baby would be better off dead than "in the system" as they likely were?

To clarify: I don't mean to make it out like "in the system" is a horrible thing. I hear good and bad stories from it.

Hey, thanks for the handslap. Apparently you have more insight into the mothers mental health issues. But even those with limited intellectual capacity know the difference between right and wrong. As you said, the mother should get the "punishment she deserves".