Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Anonymous birthing law proposed to prevent abortions in Brazil



.- 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.

Read this story here:  http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=12615