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Nate Fortuna posted an interesting piece<\/a> in my Social and Ethical Implications of Technology course<\/a> on a modern version of the old idea of a “foundling wheel”. The original was something like a revolving wooden barrel, usually in the wall of a hospital or convent, where one could anonymously leave a baby to be cared for by others.<\/p>\n

Now numerous hospitals in Europe have created modern equivalents<\/a>, where one can anonymously leave a baby at a hospital. Instead of a wooden barrel, though, they now have heated cradles, respirators, and alarms that immediately notify emergency room personal.<\/p>\n

It’s obviously deeply unfortunate that anyone would feel the need to abandon a child, but this is clearly a far better option than the steps of a church, a cardboard box in an alley, garbage bins, or worse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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