Whenever we hear a story of an abandoned baby, it is hard not to think about what the poor mother must have been going through in order to resort to such desperate measures.

 

Whether it happened in Ireland, the UK or somewhere else it is hard not to feel emotional as the pleas for Mum to come forward often fall in vain.

 

However, according to The Local, Denmark wants to find a solution to mothers who find themselves in this kind of situation and the National Council for Children is urging for the implementation of "safe haven laws".

 

The urgency of the issue was highlighted on Saturday when a newborn baby girl was found abandoned in a plastic sack in Copenhagen. Despite pleas to find the infant’s mother, police have sadly been unable to locate her.

 

Speaking of the incident, Copenhagen Vestegn Police spokesperson Jens Møller, said: “Our presumption is that when one leaves their baby in such away there must be something terribly wrong. So we would really like to help her. It isn’t our top priority to punish anyone right now. We would rather find the mother and help her because she must feel terrible.” 

 

 

The National Council's spokesperson Lisbeth Wilms has said that the country needs a national debate on infant safe havens – a place where mothers can leave their infants without fear of legal punishment – following successful legislation in other countries.

 

"We would like to see research on the experiences in those countries that have used baby hatches so that we can evaluate whether they would be good supplements to the options we already have,” Lisbeth told Berlingske .

 

Thankfully, according to reports, the little girl found at the weekend is doing well.

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