Hospital calls for allowing anonymous childbirth

Hospital calls for allowing anonymous childbirth

Doctors of the hospital that operates Japan's only baby hatch propose on Dec. 16, 2017, that Japan allow women in cases of unwanted pregnancy to give birth anonymously at hospitals. The doctors at Jikei Hospital in the city of Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, also called at a press conference for ensuring the children's right to know their mother's identity after they grow up. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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