Well, in the past, unwanted kids were just dumped in the woods. That's why churches/nunneries/etc had anonymous baby drops for freakin' centuries, as an alternative to this.
Now consider that "unwanted kids" weren't always just the perfectly good offspring of a poor/unwed mother, but were quite often visibly retarded/crippled ....
In a sense, the baby box is a dumpster for babies.
Well, in the past, unwanted kids were just dumped in the woods. That's why churches/nunneries/etc had anonymous baby drops for freakin' centuries, as an alternative to this.
Now consider that "unwanted kids" weren't always just the perfectly good offspring of a poor/unwed mother, but were quite often visibly retarded/crippled ....