Just last week, a baby only a few hours old was left in front of a police station in the town of Schöningen in Lower Saxony. "The option of anonymous birth and baby hatches needs to exist as a last resort as well," insists Merk, a member of the Christian Social Union. "Tolerating baby hatches means tolerating illegal actions," it read, going on to say that no new such facilities should be permitted, and existing ones tolerated only under strict conditions.īeate Merk, justice minister for the federal state of Bavaria, was quick to criticize Schröder's plan as inadequate. In an initial version of an internal paper outlining the ministry's position, written in March, Schröder's experts advocated a tough stance. The Family Ministry has been discussing precisely what the rules should be ever since. Yes, there is a "gray area" when it comes to baby hatches, Schröder, a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), admitted this spring, adding that her ministry was working on a legislative initiative to address the topic. The issue falls under the responsibilities of German Family Minister Kristina Schröder, 34, who has indicated her awareness of the problem. The Erbach facility halted its project soon after this study became the subject of widespread discussion this spring. The German Youth Institute (DJI) authored a study recommending that the federal government finally establish a clear legal framework for baby hatches. Some specialists in this field have raised concerns that the subsequent handling of these children is just as nontransparent as the legal status of the operations as a whole. Those who run the facilities have been operating without a clear legal basis since the first baby hatch opened in Germany 12 years ago. SPIEGEL Media Menü SPIEGEL Media aufklappen.Alle Magazine Menü Alle Magazine aufklappen.SPIEGEL-Heft Menü SPIEGEL-Heft aufklappen.Gutscheine Anzeige Menü Gutscheine aufklappen.Marktplatz Anzeige Menü Marktplatz aufklappen.Rückblick - So war die Klimakonferenz 2022.Partner-Inhalte Anzeige Menü Partner-Inhalte aufklappen.Wissenschaft Menü Wissenschaft aufklappen.
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