Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-16 | Page 3 | Probing Traffic in Infants in Chicago

PROBING TRAFFIC IN I INFANTS IN CHICAGO Committee Discovers Babes Are Disposed of by Contract Contract Contract Con Con- tract Before Birth Chicago 0 April 15 15 Traffic In Infants was probed tOda today b by p a committee of or ortho tho ho Illinois house hou of ot representatives investigating the care of or children at charitable Institutions The representatives representatives visited several e maternity homes preliminary to a session on Frida Friday when the superintendents of ot th these places plaes will testify Tho The superintendents will be asked about alleged ed contracts which mothers are requested to sign in order to obtaIn obtain ob ob- ob- ob tam tain medical treatment In contracts contracts con con- tracts tho the mothers are said io 0 o sign awa away their rights to their babies before birth Members of ot the committee questioned today todar Dr S. S D. D Rogers head of or tho National Maternity 1 hospital regardIng regard regard- lug Ing arrangements made with a 8 mother who wishes her child to be taken care otWe of ot Vo We charge chargo here 25 lI to 50 r O to dl dis dispose pose of or tho Infant ho said ald The physician assorted ho he not know what per POT cent of or unmarried pa patients ia- ia 1 led Immoral lives JIves after leaving tho the hospital It Wu wa waa the opinion of ot some of ot tho the members that some somo of or orthe the mothers leave leavo ea o the hospital with little monc money and anti fall tall cas easy PlC prey to white slavers The chairman announced announce tonight h t that he would ur urge o Iho tho following ro- ro tr rm lt of or contracting for adoption tit tion before birth Prevention of or permanent separation of or brother and Mis sisters tors Or Organization or of ora A state Institution for tor tho the care enre and education of or found found- lings Stricter regulation of l lying ln In ho hos hos- pi