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Originally Posted by ZionWoman
I don't know. I think giving parents a way out of being a parent after they have waived options such as adoption breeds a society of laziness, ie: this is too hard, I give up, you deal with it.
There has to be a better way.
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The reality is that even with a safe haven law the stat still tries to find the parent. In some cases they are able to offer them services and work with the parents. The child is placed in state custody and then there is a plan made for the parent to get their child back. They then have the option of following the plan or not. Most parents that i know of that are unable to follow the plan have a drug habit they cannot seem to break. They already know that abandoning their child is not a positive thing to do, however some just are not in a place in life to even take care of themselves. When it says there are no consequences, that means no jail for leaving your child. But the state here will still try to locate the parents and work with them.