Germany To Allow Unwanted Births Under False Name

[thenry]

The German cabinet has agreed a bill allowing women going through unwanted pregnancies to give birth in hospital under a false name.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21774845

interesting, shocked me at first but...

The draft law is aimed at reducing unsafe births and giving mothers an alternative to abandoning unwanted newborns in so-called baby boxes.

Children would still be able to learn their mother's identity after turning 16, according to the bill.

[Zee]

This may work well only time will tell. Beats having children die of cold from being left all over the place.

[nomadking]

In this country, having a section for the names of the parents has become meaningless. Just about any 2 people can be put down.

If a false name is used, how will the child be able to find out the mother's name once they become old enough?

Originally Posted by nomadking

In this country, having a section for the names of the parents has become meaningless. Just about any 2 people can be put down.

If a false name is used, how will the child be able to find out the mother's name once they become old enough?

Their personal data would be sealed in an envelope and stored in a central agency for 16 years - at which point the child would have the opportunity to find out the mother's identity.

So the mother still has to say who she is, it just doesn't have to go on the birth certificate.