Anti-abortion group's 'baby box' stirs Croatia row

Anti-abortion group's 'baby box' stirs Croatia row

A "baby box" for abandoned newborns has sparked a row in staunchly Catholic Croatia with women's rights groups calling for its removal, saying it is an illegal "Trojan horse" for anti-abortion campaigners.

Someone dropped off a Roma baby boy at a baby box in Jihlava late Sunday night. He was named František. In the 15 years of the Jihlava baby box's existence, this is the fourth and 273rd child dropped off, said the box's founder, Ludvík Hess.

Croatia recently got its first "window of life". Not everyone in the country likes this solution, however. Skeptics say it is a clever move by abortion opponents.

It is a small white hatch nestled in the wall of a convent. Inside, a heated cradle, ready to welcome a newborn. Presented as a "secure" alternative to abandonment, this "baby box", opened in February in a quartie... Read more about Elle.fr

Jihlava - Someone placed a healthy newborn baby boy in a baby box in Jihlava late Sunday evening. He was named František. In the 15 years of the Jihlava baby box's existence, this is the fourth and 273rd child placed in total. The founder of the baby box network, Ludvík Hess, and the spokesperson for the Jihlava hospital, Monika Zachrlová, informed ČTK about this. Baby boxes are special boxes that can protect the health of a child that someone d…