While she, Alyna Gutierrez, was at the hospital her mother found a newborn baby girl in her daughter's apartment. During that time Gutierrez was hospitalized for an infection she got from the child birth. When she was released in the morning she was instantly arrested by investigators.
The baby girl weighed 7 pounds and 10 ounces. She is listed as in good condition today and will be put into protective custody.
Personally I don't understand how someone can carry a child for 9 months and in the end say they no longer want the child. You should know in the beginning that you can't care for that child and don't think your ready, don't have it or give it up for adoption. There are different ways of taking care of this situation other that attempted murder on a precious child.
This is an interesting story, but instead of just reacting to the one instance--as you indicated, it is sad and incomprehensible--relate it to a wider social issue. Why do young girls abandon their babies in this way? I'd also to like more analysis of the way in which it was reported. Was it unbiased, or were there attempts to present the girl's perspective?
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