A Gift Abandoned

"An alarming number of newborns are being abandoned in the Tampa Bay area. Some have died, discarded in dumpsters. Others have been wrapped in towels and left for someone to find. Why is this happening? In this four-day series of articles, we focus on one mother who abandoned her baby. As this case shows, there are no clear-cut explanations; there are only observations, theories and, very often, regret. "