{"id":304945,"date":"2024-01-12T06:43:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T12:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=304945"},"modified":"2024-01-11T16:00:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T22:00:22","slug":"media-tragedy-baby-dumpster-abortion-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/media-tragedy-baby-dumpster-abortion-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Media uses tragedy of baby left in dumpster to condemn state’s abortion laws"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A baby boy was found deceased in a dumpster Monday in Hollywood, Florida \u2014 and some media reports are subtly implying that the state’s abortion restrictions may be to blame, despite clear problems with this assumption.<\/p>\n

According to the Sun Sentinel<\/a>, workers from a roofing company found the infant as they were throwing away debris. David Vasquez, the worker who found the body, told CBS News<\/a> he saw a blue bag in the dumpster, and upon opening it saw the infant’s lifeless body. First responders later said they believe the infant may have been there for days.<\/p>\n

Like every state in the U.S., Florida has a safe haven law which allows a parent to legally surrender their infant if they feel they are unable to care for the child. In Florida, babies up to seven days old may be left at a hospital, emergency medical services station, or fire station.<\/p>\n

“It’s unbelievable. It’s like if people don’t want a baby they could have gave it up to the firemen or leave it at a hospital,” Roger Cote, who lives in the area, told CBS News. \u201cIt definitely hurts. (Some) people try to make babies but they can\u2019t make babies, they can\u2019t conceive. They could have placed it up for adoption.\u201d<\/p>\n