2007年6月12日火曜日

Baby Hatch*

Today I'd like to talk about Baby Hatch. This is kind of becoming a big problem in Japan in these days. I think this issue is relating to everyone because even they are babies - they are human, living in the same world. I was sort of interested in or caring about this issue since I have heard about this, so today I'd like to think about it.



This is a letter written by person who disagree with Baby Hatch.


The author is saying that Baby Hatch is not the answer. It says that the author has worked with children and families for twenty years, and also now works with developmentally disabled adults who have sad, unwanted experienences, like actually abandoned from their parents. So the author is saying that the author knows or can think more about this issue than others because he/she learned by working with those people. Then, the author is emphasizing that even if there are any system such as Baby Hatch, people will not stop abandoning children, they will still contenue to do it.



And This is an another letter written by person who agree with Baby Hatch.

The author is using the example of event actually happened before, about the junior high school student abandoned their baby - because they were full of fear and had no choise but abandon. So the author thinks if there are some facilities such as Baby Hatch at that time, then that baby might not be abandoned. By this example, the author says that if there are those facilities, Baby Hatch, at least giving those people a choice, that not to abandon and babies will be saved instead of dying.



My opinion -

Basically,
I think this is a good idea.

I am not saying that it is a good thing that people didn't abandon babies but put them away to the place like Baby Hatch. I believe children should definitly be loved by their parents and should not be abandoned. Parents should think about it more seriously, children are not their things. They should have a heavy resposibility. Just I can't believe that what they do, but they might have their own problem, and it should be seriously big problem.

However, IF parents had a serious problem with something and they would not be able to have children anymore, they should use this Baby Hatch, because it is much better than just abandon them on somewhere dangerous.

Children are not things, they are alive.
This Baby Hatch might not be the best, but still it is saving their lives.


Thank you.










4 件のコメント:

phillip さんのコメント...

checked!

Mitsuco さんのコメント...

I don't want parents to abandon their children easily,too. I want them to have a consciousness as parents(ノ><)ノ

Yuko さんのコメント...

Hi, how are you doing?:)
Yes, I think parents should never abandon their children also. People heve to be more careful of their action.

However, I think Baby Hatch is not a good idea at all because Baby Hatch can increase the number of parents who abandon their children easily.

I think this matter should be discussed carefully, more and more.

Rimi さんのコメント...

Hi!!

I also agree to your proposal.
Parents should not abandon their children.
It is their responsibility to bring up their own children with care.
However, some people might need the baby hatch for some particular reasons.
To help them, or to help their children from crisis, I think baby hatch is needed.