This article (click here) is scary to think about and brings up some rather controversial points. South Carolina’s current Safe Haven laws allow a parent complete anonymity when giving up their children as long as that child is unharmed when they are dropped off. This prevents a lot of parents from giving up children that already show signs of abuse due to fear of criminal prosecution. South Carolina is considering abandoning this stipulation. This means that any child who has been abused would still be protected under Safe Haven laws and the parents would not be punished.
This seems like a terrible idea until you look closer. Yes, these parents would go unpunished for abuse of children, but they would also be more willing to give up their parental rights and place them in a safe home where no further abuse would happen. So, the trade-off is criminals go unpunished… but the abuse stops. What do you think?
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