>>>>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,261588,00.html
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>>>>In North Carolina, anyone can take a baby to a hospital or fire station or police station and leave it - no questions asked. It came about after a baby was found on the side of the road a couple of years ago.
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>>>I might be mistaken - but I belive this is true in the entire USA now, and there is a timelimit as to how old the child can be.
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>>In the UK most video rental stores also have a baby drop slot in their doors, in a joint government-entertainments industry initiative.
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>Is that true or are you putting us on? What an appalling thought that someone would put their baby through a slot at a video store, as though they were returning a DVD. I suppose I can see the rationale that it's better than the baby being killed by a parent who doesn't want them, but still.

Of course it's not true! I didn't even think that it could be construed as putting you on - the idea is so ludicrous. Neither did I think that an emoticon was needed. But you've given me a good laugh! :-)