Strict rules designed to protect children mean large numbers of would-be adopters are facing a near-impossible task The ...

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Authorities uncover shocking details about a newborn’s abandonment in Tultitlán, Mexico, as the parents face legal scrutiny.

The children — whom authorities refer to as Baby Harry, Roman and Elsa — were abandoned in London in 2017, 2019 and 2024, respectively Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

An abandoned newborn boy led to the arrest of the child’s 28-year-old mom, Texas police said. A man said he found the baby on a sidewalk near downtown San Antonio on Jan. 21, McClatchy News reported.

A Michigan mother who left her 21-month-old child on the Daytona Beach shoreline and then lied about his whereabouts as the child struggled in the surf was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison ...

This time, it took on internalised ableism by exploring the abandonment of children due to disability. For many disabled people watching, all too familiar with negative reactions to the burden of ...

A £20,000 reward is being offered to help find the parents of three children who have been abandoned in London over eight years. Police have trawled through more than 450 hours of CCTV and ...

Jasper Police are seeking an arrest warrant on a woman after her child was found abandoned at a local business. According to the police report, the 7-year-old had been left for about 2 hours at ...

A carjacker stole a vehicle with two kids inside in Snellville but abandoned it soon; kids are safe, suspect unfound.

Professor Lorraine Sherr of University College London has made a study of children abandoned at birth. She said the delay in the court process was a "double whammy" for the little girl.