Number of Babies Abandoned in Texas Doubles Over the Past Decade Amid Changing Abortion Laws: Washington Post

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Number of Abandoned Babies in Texas Doubled Over the Last 10 Years

Experts point to a confluence of factors—including the state’s total abortion ban, lacking access to prenatal care and insurance coverage, and concerns about deportation.

Number of babies abandoned in Texas twice what it was 10 years ago

Only one parent has been charged this year

‘Baby in a dumpster.’ A spate of abandoned newborns unsettles Texas.

Critics say these cases are no coincidence in a state with one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans and near-bottom rankings on women’s health care.

A Spate of Abandoned Newborns Unsettles Texas

Washington Post: “A quarter century ago, prompted by a spate of abandoned babies in Houston, this state became the first in the country to pass a safe haven law allowing parents to relinquish newborns at designated places — without questions or risk of prosecution. Yet ‘Baby Moses’ surrenders remain rare in Texas, and another series of abandoned infants since spring in the Houston area has prompted much soul-searching.”

Abandoned babies in Texas prompt calls for action as numbers climb

A dramatic rise in the number of babies abandoned across Texas has alarmed individuals across both sides of the abortion debate.