Should you abandon your kids?

I think that this is a sad reality of our poor economy, and lack of health insurance in this country, but... I don't think that a mother should abandon her child because she can't afford the hospital bills. I would find something, anything, beg borrow whatever to keep my child. I don't think that parents should abandon their children. Parents have a responsibility to take care of their children, and the government is making it to easy anymore for parents to just throw their children out on the curb and say hey not my problem anymore. I have never heard though of a hospital holding a child, because the parents could not pay the hospital bill, that in itself is outrageous. Holding a child ransom because the parents can't pay the bill, I would surely be raising a little bit of somethin something. I hope that people straighten up and start taking care of their responsibilities and stop thinking that the world should revolve around them.

I heard those kinds of story even in my country. It's so sad that the parents do that but i think there's another solution aside from abandoning her baby on the hospital, she ca asks help from the dswd or from a government. I still not agree with leaving the baby. It's so very awful. Happy posting.

I find that confusing im not entirely sure how abandoning the child will make any difference unless the child is very very sick and causing a lot of bills but even then no id never ever abandon my children id do what I could to pay the bills and hope that something worked out. Makes me glad for the NHS here really!

Wow. If it was a USA Mum, then she is still responsible for all debts acquired before the abandonment of the children. Personally I think it is sad that any Mum must make a such a choice: Keep her children but be unable to give the care they require and need or abandon them so they can get the care they require and need.

There are many cases here in our local hospital a child abandoned by her mother because no money to pay for the hospital bills. Or some other case are they are intended for adoption. Or some are they don't want to have more babies in their family maybe because they are really poor and cannot afford to support their children. For me we need somebody who help to those mother to educate them in terms of motherhood and how to raise their children. In order for them not to afraid what ever comes out of life. Just a short orientation.

I don't like this. Honestly when i wa pregnant I also thought of giving up my child but having faith with God, He helped me survive all the pains and heartaches I've been through during my unwanted pregnancy. Now that he's out of my tummy i fell very very happy to see him each and everyday esp. every morning with a cute "goodmorning mommy" baby talk :) God gave them, we should let them live and share our world and love :)

it is true. the financial conditions are very bad and tight. But the parents just can't abandon the children. why they are then having kids?

Of course not. Since my child was born by me and I am responsible to his everything. No matter what, I won't leave them. My child is even much more important than my life. It's always too sad to see some parents abandon their children. They are terrible so wrong. If they don't want them, then they shouldn't birth them. As long as they come to this world, then they have to love them and take good care of them. I love China

I really don't see what it has to do with not being able to pay the hospital bills. Abandonning the child doesn't resolve anything, the bills are still there. On top of that, I know of a lot of people who have outstanding hospital bills and are not paying them at all because they simply can't afford to. The only thing they will do to you is send you some collections letters. I am not saying that it is ok to not pay your bills, but I am lucid enough to understand that some people simply can't afford it and so decide to just throw the letter in the trash when it comes. I don't think the cases of the kids being abandonned in hospitals are because of the bills. I really think there are other reasons behind it. And honestly, although I could never abandon my child and can't understand how someone would want to do that, I would rather those babies be left in a hospital then thrown in the trash and be left to die.