Tuesday, 12 June 2012

baby hatches in europe and medievalisms

well here is an item that changes our perception of western europe having values that the world could replicate.
baby boxs and the word described in the article,'medieval' sums it up.
pretending to facilitate a need in the community for baby disposal and the safety disposal of baby which is silly.
by installing them around, they legitimize the practice and build an accepted cultural practice around it. The un is addressing this issue.
the countries that do this according to the article are 

Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic and Latvia.
nico
this goes into weird news page


baby hatches had disappeared from Europe in the last century, almost 200 have been installed across the continent in the past decade in nations as diverse as Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic and Latvia. 

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/un-concerned-mediaeval-hatches-deny-babies-right-to-parental-care-20120611-205tx.html#ixzz1xdrhJ34n

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