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Podcast: The Daily Discourse
Episode: Child abandonment and the legal challenge of baby savers
Description: As we kick off Child Protection month, we unpack a developing story unfolding on child abandonment. Every year, 3500 newborns are abandoned. We have read reports on how babies are abandoned in pit latrines, in bushes, rubbish dump, and storm drains. Baby Savers are a safe alternative to unsafe baby abandonment and is an extra option for a parent who has been failed or abandoned by family, communities and the system. This past Friday, Baby Savers South Africa and 40 network members appeared in the Pretoria High Court for the court application where they are challenging the ban of...