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A Japanese hospital said Thursday it would push ahead with plans to set up a hatch where unwanted infants can be anonymously dropped off, following a series of cases of parents reportedly abandoning newborns in parks and shopping centers.The Catholic-run Jikei Hospital hopes the hatch will reduce cases of abandoned babies and abortions.