If you found a baby in the garbage....

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  1. mismazda profile image60
    mismazdaposted 12 years ago

    If you found a baby in the garbage....

    If you found a infant baby in a garbage, would you report, the baby to the police and go on your way......or would you check on the baby to see if has been placed with someone?

  2. duffsmom profile image59
    duffsmomposted 12 years ago

    I would report it and wait with the baby until the authorities arrived and then I would go my way. I am way too "mature" :-) to undertake having another child.  I have faith that the authorities would take care of the child and place it in foster care until it could be adopted.

    1. mismazda profile image60
      mismazdaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for commenting....I understand your point...smile

  3. seamonster profile image39
    seamonsterposted 12 years ago

    Since I suffer from infertility, I would finally have a baby. I would take the baby to the hospital and report the incident to the proper authorities, but I would definitely keep the child it takes forever to adopt a baby.

    1. mismazda profile image60
      mismazdaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I agree to in keeping the baby...it would bother me so.....to let the child to be placed in someone else's home.

  4. sallieannluvslife profile image77
    sallieannluvslifeposted 12 years ago

    I guess if this happened to me, I would go through all the proper avenues first - taking it to the hospital, calling the police - and if it needed a home, give it a loving home.  Must be fate if something like that happens in your life, right?

    1. mismazda profile image60
      mismazdaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I agree to that it would be fate....and I probably would have to convince my hubby to letting us keep the baby.

  5. lburmaster profile image72
    lburmasterposted 12 years ago

    Check. I would also consider adopting the child. However, my partner would not be happy. He wants his own children while I hate the idea of giving birth. Adopting seems so much easier and less of a hastle. I don't want to bring children into this world while there are so many others who won't have a family. It seems selfish to have my own.

    1. mismazda profile image60
      mismazdaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I have to say that I would consider adopting too......many babies need the care of someone whom will really want and love them.

  6. JamaGenee profile image78
    JamaGeneeposted 12 years ago

    I'd report it, make sure it was placed with someone who'd care for it PROPERLY, i.e. not back with its biological parent if that person could even be found, and check up on it periodically.  Under my present circumstances, adoption is not an option, but I'd enjoy being the "aunt" who visits now and again. ;D

    1. mismazda profile image60
      mismazdaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      This is a good thing to do.:-)

  7. Mom Kat profile image73
    Mom Katposted 12 years ago

    I have 6 of mine own & 2 step-kids.  If I found an infant in the garbage I would call the authorities, go with to the hospital & make sure he/she was alright. 
    I would keep visiting & keep checking up on him/her and either make certain he/she was given to a good family or I would ask to keep the baby until a placement could be made. 
    Most likely, if I was allowed to bring him/her home I would convince my hubby that I found the child for a reason and we NEED to adopt the baby smile

    (I love kids!)

  8. Ascott2 profile image59
    Ascott2posted 12 years ago

    I often ponder on this question. I envision a baby being left on my front porch . Trash can or front porch,  I would  alert local authorizes  stay with the child while it's being treated in the hospital . I would also adopt the child.

    1. mismazda profile image60
      mismazdaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I have to wondered a lot about this question that I posted..and I wanted to see what others would do..it seems that most whom posted would report and adopt the child..I would probably do the same...thanks for answering..smile

  9. Sharkye11 profile image90
    Sharkye11posted 12 years ago

    What I would WANT to do would be to take it home and keep it. What I WOULD do would be to report it, and stick as close to it as possible and hope that I could adopt it.

    1. mismazda profile image60
      mismazdaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      That's a good answer...I think most people would like to do the same....smile

    2. Sharkye11 profile image90
      Sharkye11posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      A hundred years ago it would have been much easier. I could  just take it in and raise it with my own.  Today though, there would be a lot of rules to follow to be allowed to keep it.

 
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