An infant of several hours old was found in a lavatory in a sub-district of Malang, East Java. The baby was a boy, weighing 1.9 kg.
Citizens in the neighborhood heard the cry of the newborn infant by the break of dawn. They found the baby, lying in the public lavatory, all drenched in feces and urine. Immediately, the premature baby was taken out of the lavatory, washed clean, and brought to the nearest midwife -- who then incubated and sent him to hospital.
The latest report stated that the couple who first found the infant were determined to adopt him, since they've got no children even now in their late 40's.
Very dramatic, isn't it?
It sounds very much like a movie scene, but worse -- this is a real-life incident!
It was obvious that whoever ditched the infant there must have meant to kill him. An innocent, sinless, newly born baby boy!
While many couples were so eager to expect the birth of a baby (some are willing to pay millions to get in-vitro), others are being ungrateful at the gift of a new life emerging from their own bodies.
Despite the cause of conception (disgraceful though it may be), pregnancy is a gift. A new life is a divine present. Even when the biological parents may not want it, others may desire and crave for the presence of a child in their homes.
I personally respect the efforts of private social institutions that help women undergoing unexpected (unwanted) pregnancy go through tough times and provide new parents for their newborn infants.
Let's help reducing the numbers of infant murder in this country. Every new life deserves a place in this world!
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