The Council for Child wants as quickly as possible to get all the facts on the table about the baby last week was ceded by the mother volunteers abandoned room.
It was the first time in the Netherlands Volunteers Foundation Protected cradle a newborn baby picked the mother.
"We are aware of this case to date. The child has been placed with a foster family," said a spokesman for the Council for Child Protection. "We want to find out what exactly happened and what everyone's role was in it."
By law it is not allowed to lay abandoned a child. Police have contacted the Foundation Protected Cradle is investigating the case. "The police are actively looking for the mother," said the Council's spokesman. "This not only has to do with the safety of the mother herself, but we also want to hear from her or give her child is done voluntarily."
The Council for Child Protection is in this case there are exceptional circumstances. "We think it is too early in view of the situation to speak of a foundling. That has to do with the special of the childbirth." The Council gives no further explanation.
no prosecution
The Foundation Protected Cradle was founded in September 2014 and aims to help women who can not claim or want to do on the regular assistance. There are now abandoned rooms in Groningen, Papendrecht, Middelburg and Oudenbosch. In Zwolle soon open an abandoned room.
Although it is illegal to leave a child abandoned, the Board of Criminal Justice and Youth Protection does not believe that the mother or the foundation must be prosecuted. "This approach does not solve problems of this category of pregnant women and their children," said a spokesman. "In addition, the unnecessary criminalization of the actions of people prevented with good intentions."
Abroad, its founding rooms often a last resort.
Council for Criminal Justice and Youth Protection
The Council for Criminal Justice and Youth Protection is not in favor of abandoned rooms, but sees nothing in a ban. "Abroad, its founding rooms a last resort for women who see no other solution. Since its founding rooms not prohibited and the Council advises them not to ban in the Netherlands."
It is the Council's rare that a foundling laid a child. "Annual leave only some women their child anonymously somewhere behind."
Matters into their own hands
According to family law professor Paul Vlaardingerbroek is not exactly say how many children are placed annually abandoned. "In addition to the one or two registered foundlings per year, there are also a lot of abandoned children that are never found. It is a dark number. When the opportunity to do so until distance a child is made easier, I fear that in the end many mothers with very walk around many regrets. "
Vlaardingerbroek is not enthusiastic about foundling rooms. "In the Netherlands we have arranged it so that you can give birth anonymously via official bodies. Then you should not try to use such a back road. You do not want people to take matters into their own hands. These mothers often other opportunities have such care provided by family or partner. "
By: NOS Editors: Photo: GABI Menashe / FLICKR / CC / BY
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