Infantacide
Sarah Renee Vasquez an 18-year-old woman concealed her pregnancy from her parents and friends alike. She gave birth to a full-term baby girl in the family bathroom around 7:15 p.m. October 3, 1999. She then took a pair of scissors out of the nearby medicine cabinet and stabbed the newborn 27 times in the chest. Vasquez then dumped the baby in the toilet. Her mother was concerned that Sarah had been in the bathroom an unusual length of time and went to check on her. After insisting that Sarah remove herself from the toilet her mother saw the baby and screamed for Sarah?s father. The baby was still breathing and the family called 911 immediately. Sarah?s father tended to the baby?s wounds and also attempted CPR when the baby started having difficulty breathing. The 5-pound baby girl was still alive when she was transported by ambulance to North Colorado Medical Center. The baby died around 8 p.m. by bleeding to death from over two dozen stab wounds. This case is slowly making its way to trial. Yudit Rosales, 21 gave birth on June 6, 1998, in a bathroom at the distribution center where she worked. She strangled the infant, disposed of the body in a
trash can and then went home sick. Two days later a janitor found the corpse and alerted police. Rosales was arrested and charged with murder. Rosales was sentenced to 15 years to life. DO PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO KILL THEIR NEWBORN CHILDREN Researchers say that women who abandon their newborns often hid their pregnancies from friends and families and may be in denial. There may be a history of physical or sexual abuse that makes pregnancy traumatic. And they may fear letting their family down. The United States is not alone in its growing awareness of the problem. Since 1986, France has allowed women to give birth in hospitals without revealing their names. And in Germany, where about 40 babies are abandoned each year--half of whom die--two clinics in the Hamburg area have installed padded, heated compartments in their exterior walls where women can place their newborns and walk away. An alarm alerts staff to a new arrival. Three babies have been left since these were installed last year. She's often the 'good girl' who keeps doing her sports, keeps doing well in school. She may think: 'I can't be pregnant. This can't be happening. I'm not a girl who does this. I'm supposed to be getting ready to go to college. I can't be pregnant, therefore I won't be pregnant.' It's denial. It can be incredibly powerful. If you can keep yourself from believing it, it lessens pain and distress. Kids in this situation are just terrified.
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Human Services,
Michael Tooley,
Focus Family,
Renee Vasquez,
Lane Victorian,
NEWBORN CHILDREN,
Melissa Drexler,
England Puritans,
David Dewhurst,
Safe Newborns,
safe haven,
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killing ones,
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abortion legal,
killing ones newborn,
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