infant abandonment Archives

‘Ghost Children’ No More: Korea’s Protected Birth System Reduces Infant Abandonment

SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — One year after South Korea implemented a program allowing pregnant women in crisis to give birth under pseudonyms, 109 women have utilized the service, and 171 others have opted to raise their children following state-supported counseling, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The program, known as the [...]

Unprepared Mothers Abandoning Babies After Giving Birth

SEOUL, Apr. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A railroad worker who was cleaning a train car after all the passengers had disembarked was horrified after opening the lid of a toilet. A baby, whose umbilical cord remained attached, was left curled up inside the toilet. A 119 rescue team rushed to the scene, but the newborn [...]