Thursday, March 15, 2007

Dappled Things: Mediaeval Solution to Italy's Abandoned Babies

re: "Italy's Health Minister wants the country's hospitals to follow the pioneering example of a few that have gone back to the mediaeval rota. Originally used by monasteries and convents, the rotas became anonymous drop-off points for abandoned babies. In the modern-day version, they are integrated into the outside wall of hospitals. (Blog post in Portuguese.)..."

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