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Current AffairsBaby boxes remain controversial
It took years to convince the Czech health ministry to allow the setting up
of a baby box which would enable mothers to give up their unwanted child
anonymously. After lengthy negotiations the first baby box appeared in
Prague just a year ago and a second opened in Brno last November. Three
children were placed in the Prague baby box in the past year and although
time has shown that they are not being abused, there is still plenty of
controversy surrounding the project.
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Talking PointDo Czechs tolerate underage sex?
The sexual abuse trial of Michael Jackson will long be remembered around
the world. The King of Pop was cleared of all ten charges of crimes
including child molestation, abduction, and false imprisonment. But
despite the magnitude of the accusations, in the Czech Republic, the trial
was not as closely followed as in other countries and opinions varied on
whether or not Michael Jackson was guilty.
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