I know that saying this is going to get a lot of heat, probably, but it must be said: I blame this sick death of a baby on three areas:

(1.) The Idea of Evolution – when people are constantly taught and getting drilled in the belief that man came from a cesspool of amino acids and that human life evolved upwards, this sort of killing will happen. After all, if people are taught by teachers, professors, society, and science at large that mankind is no more than glorified pond scum, how can anyone state that human life is any more precious than that of a fly or a gnat? However, if people are taught that Man is created in the Image of God, then human life becomes much more precious...

(2.) The Acceptance and Preaching of Sex (and other bad choices in life) without Consequences – Face it, folks: this sad end to the life of a baby is precisely because Ms. Taniguchi was taught by everyone around her, society and school included, that sex is fun, that she should do it with whomever she chooses, whenever she chooses, and to not worry about the consequences of sex apart from marriage. Really, what Ms. Taniguchi did is no different than what happens every single day in the majority of the world with regards to abortion. How many other 6-month-pregnant women killed their babies thanks in large part to society's preaching of sex without consequences....or any bad choice without consequences, for that matter? Why is it that people are getting in such a tizzy because this woman -- in reality -- did absolutely nothing different than what millions of other 6-month-pregnant women do each and every day in the Technologically advanced world??????

(3.) Selfishness – Ultimately, this is exactly why Ms. Taniguchi killed her baby: she was merely being selfish. And why was she so selfish? Again, society at large preaches self above all else. "Have it your, right away!" "Obey your thirst!" How many other selfish slogans are out there, perpetrated by an uncontrolled media, and supported by a society that wants what it wants whenever it can get it? In reality, Ms. Taniguchi was following the god of this day and age: self. Only when people start to look out for the needs of others -- particularly the helpless and most vulnerable in this world (babies and children) will things like this cease happening. Really, once people start doing things God's way again, will instances of such brutality begin to cease.

This death of this baby is a tragedy of the worst kind, but, unfortunately, more and more of this will continue to happen so long as the above three areas are left to themselves. We can point fingers all we like, come up with Baby Hutch/Hatch alternatives (which really is just another symptom of selfishness gone amok) all we want, but all the solutions and alternatives this world can offer will come to nothing so long as God is left out of the picture....