东京医院揭开「婴儿舱」, 供匿名婴儿弃置, 防止弃置。
Tokyo hospital unveils "baby hatch" for anonymous infant drop-offs to prevent abandonment.
东京Sanikukai医院引进了“婴儿舱”, 让无法照顾婴儿的父母匿名离开婴儿。
Tokyo's Sanikukai Hospital has introduced a "baby hatch," allowing parents unable to care for their infants to leave them anonymously.
这些孵化装置在全球被使用数百年,目的是防止遗弃和虐待儿童。
Used globally for centuries, these hatches aim to prevent child abandonment and abuse.
批评者认为,他们侵犯了儿童认识父母的权利。
Critics argue they violate a child's right to know their parents.
在Sanikukai,24/7制度在婴儿被关入舱门时提醒工作人员注意,然后由医院工作人员决定最好的安置方式,例如寄养。
At Sanikukai, a 24/7 system alerts staff when a baby is placed in the hatch, and hospital workers then decide the best placement, such as foster care.
这是日本第二个婴儿舱,2007年在熊本首次建立。
This is Japan's second baby hatch, with the first established in Kumamoto in 2007.