[bromanchik]

I think it is really important that we clarify something here. Women who put their babies in dumpsters are mentally ill. They are not thinking to themselves "I have a choice here. I could put my baby in a dumpster or I could place him/her for adoption." They are not "thinking" much at all. They are reacting to intense feelings of panic and shame that have nothing to do with the baby. They do not see the baby as human, they see it as a "problem" they need to hide and get rid of.

That is why "safe haven" legislation does not work. The women who use safe havens would have gotten their children to a safe place in other ways. They would have gotten the services they deserve. The women it is supposed to target are not thinking clearly enough to use them. (Take a look at the statistics) Instead of the band-aide of safe havens we need to get services to women while they are pregnant.