A pro-life organization in Indiana is working to install “baby boxes” in which mothers can safely and anonymously hand their babies over to authorities if they cannot care for them.
According to ChristianToday.com, the Safe Haven Baby Boxes organization
was founded by Monica Kelsey who was abandoned by her mother shortly
after she was born.
Each box is temperature-controlled and padded in order to keep the baby
safe. When a mom puts her baby in the box, a call is automatically made
to 911. The box also locks once the door is shut to keep the baby
secure until emergency personnel can arrive, which is scheduled to
happen within three to five minutes.
In explaining the idea for the boxes, Kelsey said: "As a child who was
abandoned by my birth mother two hours after I was born, I am honored
that Christ has me spearheading a programme that will save the lives of
abandoned children. This is truly in His honor!”
Thus far, two boxes have been installed, one in Woodburn and one in Michigan City, Indiana.
Indiana’s Knights of Columbus are sponsoring the installation of 100 boxes. Each box costs $2,000.
Kelsey says that other states have implemented similar efforts which have saved hundreds of babies’ lives.
"In Arizona they have been using 'Baby Drawers' for 10 years, with
great success, saving babies from abandonment by giving women complete
anonymity. There have been countless lives saved by their program.”
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