The Dorchester Reporter reports on the incident this afternoon outside Pat's Pizza on Dorchester Avenue.
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PSA: Fire stations will accept newborn babies
By Tim Mc.
Fri, 02/26/2021 - 3:43pm
In Massachusetts, if you need to abandon an infant seven days old or less, you can legally take them to a hospital, fire station, or police station: https://www.mass.gov/baby-safe-haven -- go in and speak to someone.
You will be asked some questions. You don't have to answer, but your answers will help the child as they grow up -- it's important for them to be able to learn about their family medical history, for example, or to reconnect with relatives when they're an adult.
Hospitals are preferred, if you have a choice, since that's where the infant will be taken after being handed over.
(After seven days, there's a more complicated adoption process. I don't know much about it.)
I haven't seen any PSAs on this lately
By SwirlyGrrl
Fri, 02/26/2021 - 4:03pm
I remember well when this system was set up, but the effort to let people know about it has to be kept up in multiple languages and venues for it to keep working.
"Incident" is a curious
By Notfromboston
Fri, 02/26/2021 - 3:58pm
"Incident" is a curious choice of a word in this case.
And your preferred word would be
By Gary C
Fri, 02/26/2021 - 4:04pm
?
Crime.
By anon
Fri, 02/26/2021 - 4:05pm
Crime.
See also
By SwirlyGrrl
Sat, 02/27/2021 - 3:18pm
https://www.webmd.com/baby/features/when-mother-ab...
It is a good choice
By SwirlyGrrl
Fri, 02/26/2021 - 4:05pm
We have no idea of the circumstances. This is very often the result of mental health issues - pregnancy induced or preexisting.
Incident
By Bob Leponge
Fri, 02/26/2021 - 5:08pm
"Incident" means "thing that happened," does it not? Isn't it the perfect word to refer to a thing that happened?
Coincidentally...
By Friartuck
Fri, 02/26/2021 - 6:05pm
Incident works
Wow!
By lud10
Fri, 02/26/2021 - 5:41pm
It’s crazy when this happens. I can’t even imagine the emotional detachment, deep mental illness when I hear this. Hopefully baby didn’t suffer too long and will be ok.
or maybe
By Lisfnord
Fri, 02/26/2021 - 6:12pm
It may not be emotional detachment or deep mental illness. It might be an act of utter desperation.
Heartbreaking!
By JPMom
Fri, 02/26/2021 - 5:42pm
These stories always make me very sad. For someone to do this is a sign of a very desperate mind.
Thank God for the alert passerby! Hopefully, the newborn will make it and be placed in a loving home.
It was in a bag which they
By Whit
Fri, 02/26/2021 - 8:19pm
It was in a bag which they had to cut open. Definitely someone who was mentally incapable at the time to make decisions. I hope she is not charged.
Post partum affects on a
By anon
Fri, 02/26/2021 - 8:05pm
Post partum affects on a woman's hormones is real and dangerous if not treated by a doctor. Please help the woman and her baby. And bless the one who heard the baby and alerted the nearby EMT.
Boston Globe says infant is in good condition
By mg
Sat, 02/27/2021 - 2:37pm
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/26/metro/aband...
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