Summary

Texas has seen a spike in abandoned newborns since its abortion ban, with some infants found dead in dumpsters or ditches.

Critics link the rise to reduced access to abortion, cuts to prenatal care, underfunded safe haven programs, and fear of deportation among undocumented women.

Texas Republicans have resisted funding awareness campaigns for safe haven laws, instead allocating $165 million to crisis pregnancy centers that prioritize deterring abortion over aiding women.

The lack of support has drawn condemnation, highlighting the broader consequences of restrictive reproductive policies.

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[+] [email protected] -17 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Don’t blame the parent that didn’t want the child when they were forced to have it

My brother in Christ...

Leaving an infant in a dumpster to starve or freeze or dehydrate or be crushed to death is fucking villainous behavior, regardless of the political climate.

The BARE minimum moral responsibility that these parents have is to give the baby to someone who might take care of it. A family member. An orphanage. Hell leave it near a police station and make it the state's problem. Just don't leave it in a dumpster. Or you are a piece of shit.

[–] pivot_root 24 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

Morality argument notwithstanding, you're far too optimistic about some of the alternatives you listed.

Giving a newborn to family doesn't work when your family is dead or disowned you for being pregnant in the first place. And leaving a child near a police station and driving away is an excellent way to find yourself at the wrong end of a child abandonment charge.

The only viable option for some people that you listed is an orphanage, and even then, that's still not a fool-proof guarantee to absolve legal/financial responsibilities as a parent.

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