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Anyhow...
Since I'm sure you were all dying to know, they did drop the baby off (and for informational purposes, I wouldn't call the hospital - we ARE the first point of contact/dropoff, and we send the baby to the hospital after receiving it). My only concern was that I had to call a paramedic back here when they arrived, as you have to give the child to a uniformed firefighter/paramedic, and I worried that instead of waiting for the medic to arrive, they would just leave the baby and flee. There would be all kinds of legal issues there; it's not like I could physically stop them from leaving, but by not leaving the child with a uniform, they're breaking the law.
So, I only had about ten minutes with the thing, which was frightening enough, as it was a day old, and crying ferociously. The ambulance then came back and transported it to the hospital where, as Kegmama's article somewhat describes, it goes through a bit of bureaucratic rigamarole prior to being placed for adoption.
I would have pitied it, but as Tokolosh pointed out, the prospective life of a child in such incapable hands is quite dire. Chances are, it will be much better off, whatever situation it ends up in. I have mixed feelings about this law; loosely similar to the discussions on legalization of drugs and prostitution, there are different sides to the coin on the effects this may have. I'd prefer babies to be left on fire station doorsteps rather than immersed in last night's trash, but does this state-sanctioned "easy out" encourage carelessness in birth control?
"Did you bring a condom? Ah, fuck it, the cop station's right around the corner."
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