UN Criticism Baby Boxes - The United Nations is criticizing the spread in Europe of "baby boxes," which allow parents to anonymously abandon newborn children by placing them in specially designed compartments at hospitals and other locations.
The treaty violates Convention on the Rights of the Child the UN say. The boxes, which can be found in countries like Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Czech Republic, are popular to many citizens, but some human-rights advocates say they are unethical.
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