Farther leaves preschooler in baby hatch

The hospital operating the controversial baby hatch in Kumamoto Prefecture received a surprise last week when a boy 3 years old was reportedly put inside the day it opened. If the boy’s parents do not come forward, he will be raised at a child welfare center or adopted. The hospital has notified the Kumamoto prefectural police and that the police are investigating the case as parental abandonment and are trying to identify the father. The baby hatch has been praised as away to save unwanted babies, but critics, including top government officials, say it encourages people to abandon their children too easily.

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