.- A Brazilian lawmaker has proposed legalizing "anonymous birthing" to allow women who do not want to or are unable to raise a child to give birth without identifying themselves and to give the child up for adoption, in hopes that such a measure would reduce the number of abortions and the frequency of infant abandonment. A woman who opted to remain anonymous would be free of all legal and civil responsibilities for the baby.
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