The Wire

Around the world in places like Germany, Japan and South Africa, safe havens or baby ‘post-boxes’ have been set up for women who do not want their newborn baby. In a country like Australia, where only a handful of babies are abandoned each year, is it necessary to adopt this idea here? During a speech in Canberra yesterday, Tasmanian Senator Helen Polley, proposed new legislation that would protect parents who want to safely give up their newborn baby.