Nebraska law allows abandonment of teens, kids with disabilities
August 25th, 2008From the AP/Omaha World-Herald, UPI:
Nebraska’s new “safe haven” law allows parents to abandon unwanted children up to the age of 19 at hospitals with no questions asked.
While lawmakers may not have intended it, the month-old law raises the possibility that frustrated parents could drop off misbehaving teens or even severely disabled older children with impunity.
Safe haven laws in other states permit the abandonment of newborns, but Nebraska’s measure extends to all minors. Lawmakers said the law was intended to prevent child abuse.
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