'Baby deposit box' moves to new location

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2011, shows a ''baby deposit box'' set up in a new building at Jikei Hospital in the city of Kumamoto, which will open Jan. 24. The hospital is relocating its deposit box, which was set up for parents who decide they cannot raise their newborns to anonymously hand over the babies to the hospital, with the new location offering better privacy. (Kyodo)

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