11-14-2008, 01:47 PM
We haven't been commenting on this story, but it's regodamndiculous.
OMAHA, Neb. ââ¬â A 5-year-old boy has been dropped off at an Omaha, Neb., hospital only a day before the state Legislature begins a meeting to change the state's safe-haven law.
The state Department of Health and Human Services said Friday the boy was left at Immanuel Medical Center about 9 p.m. Thursday. He's from Sarpy County near Omaha.
Nebraska's safe-haven law was intended to protect unwanted newborns from being abandoned, but unlike similar laws in other states, Nebraska's doesn't include an age limit.
The Legislature opens a rare special session Friday afternoon to change the law and add an age limit.
As of Friday, [SIZE="4"]34[/SIZE] children have been abandoned under the law. Five have been from out of state.
OMAHA, Neb. ââ¬â A 5-year-old boy has been dropped off at an Omaha, Neb., hospital only a day before the state Legislature begins a meeting to change the state's safe-haven law.
The state Department of Health and Human Services said Friday the boy was left at Immanuel Medical Center about 9 p.m. Thursday. He's from Sarpy County near Omaha.
Nebraska's safe-haven law was intended to protect unwanted newborns from being abandoned, but unlike similar laws in other states, Nebraska's doesn't include an age limit.
The Legislature opens a rare special session Friday afternoon to change the law and add an age limit.
As of Friday, [SIZE="4"]34[/SIZE] children have been abandoned under the law. Five have been from out of state.
Will it blend? That is the question.