Desperate mothers who do not want their babies will be able to drop them off anonymously through a chute at a Hamburg day care center. A baby drop-off center raises controversy. A silent alarm sounds, a camera watching the carrier turns on, and the baby is monitored until a nurse arrives.
Critics call it an abomination, little more than a baby recycling center.
She and other supporters of the pilot program say it will save the lives of hundreds of unwanted infants. Last year, in Germany more than 130 newborn babies were found dumped in trash bins and cardboard boxes, left to die by desperate or disturbed mothers. Thirty of them died. The United States is also trying to battle the problem. Experts estimate twice as many infants are abandoned in America than in Germany.