"Baby Mary" Cold Case Solved After Nearly 50 Years

[Retriever]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

My sister's best friend had an abortion in 1968 at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood when she was 16 years old. Doctor simply had her admitted for a D&C. Bet that happened a lot.

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My mother told me the story about her aunt having a D&C, back in the late '30s, and Mom always wondered whether her unmarried aunt had actually had a pregnancy terminated.

[SnazzyB]

Originally Posted by G1..

It's sad and yeah still a crime. To bad there isn't some place they can go for help and be confidential.

There is. As the link pointed out, there are places all over the area where the baby could've safely been handed over. If the mother had the wherewithal to toss it in the trash, she could've just as easily taken it to the police station, the fire station, etc.

[Roselvr]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

Wow, good for her. Nice of the nun, too.

But my post was not in reference to terminations but to people being able to drop off a newborn at a police station or hospital without repercussion. Instead of tossing them in a dumpster or leaving them to die in the woods.

My sister's best friend had an abortion in 1968 at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood when she was 16 years old. Doctor simply had her admitted for a D&C. Bet that happened a lot.

I know what your point was, as a teen then, I'm saying what I knew, no places to drop a baby like today. Not everyone could get to Newark for catholic charities if they even knew about it.