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Nebraska Calls Special Session Regarding Safe Haven Law

Nebraska’s Governor, Dave Heineman, Wednesday called for a special legislative session on November 14 to revise the state’s recently passed safe haven law. Originally, the governor planned to wait until January when the legislature reconvened, but the date has been moved up due to continued abandonment by parents and guardians of pre-teens and teenagers.

The current law, which became effective in July, allows the drop-off of children at a licensed hospital without fear of prosecution, but does not limit the age of such children. As a result, around 23 teens and pre-teens have been abandoned with parents citing uncontrollable and violent behaviors. The intent of the law was to protect children who are in immediate danger of being harmed by panicked mothers. The revisions will limit the safe haven to three-day old infants.

Source: http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2008/10/nebraska-governor-calls-special.php