「安全棄嬰」是國外行之多年拯救棄嬰的機制,多數的國人對於這個機制不甚了解,直到2007年時鄰近日本實施了保護棄嬰措施-棄嬰收容箱(棄嬰搖籃) ,引發國內學者、醫界、宗教人士開始探討,使得政府單位逐漸重視及關注棄嬰保護的議題。 「安全棄嬰」之所以造成社會大眾熱烈的討論,主要是認為這項措施存有法律與道德之爭議,社會大眾擔心「安全棄嬰」的機制恐將引發背離社會良俗的行為,而法律是否隨之跟上這個機制? 如何在倫理道德與現行法律規範間取得最佳的平衡將成為安全嬰法制之可行性的重要關鍵 。 本篇透過國際間棄嬰保護發展趨勢了解概況,引用了歐州棄嬰保護艙及美國安全天堂法介紹「安全棄嬰」概念,並觀察我國有關棄兒保護現況及安全棄嬰需求,進而探討我國實施安全機制所需要克服法律疑慮及倫理悖論,以說明我國如何運用安全棄嬰來改善棄嬰問題。
Safely surrendered infant is designed to protect babies from being abandoned in unsafe places or killed. The united states and other countries in Europe have implemented the mechanism for several years. In 2007 Japan's enacted first baby hatch, Stork's Cradle to save discarded babies, is causing debates on the ethics and legal issues . To achieve the balance on ethical and legal , it will be the key to the viability of the legal system. Using the baby hatch in Europe and U.S. safe haven laws to introduce the concept of "Safety surrender". Through of observing the current situation in baby abandoned to trigger the needs of safe haven law. In order to improves abandoned baby life and to deal with baby abandoned problems. This is need manage to overcome the legal and ethical issues on the safely surrendered.