Since the Nebraska Safe Haven Law passed in July, there have been 30 kids abandoned at Nebraska State Hospitals.  Simply put, the Nebraska Safe Haven Law allows parents to abandon unwanted children at state hospitals with no questions asked.  This law was an attempt to deter women from abandoning their newborn babies, but it has also influenced people to abandon their parental responsibilities.

Parents who are simply “tired of their Parenting Role” are ditching kids from the ages of a few months to 19 years old, who still fall under the category of a “minor” in Nebraska.

The latest case involves a 17 year old boy abandoned by his mother at Creighton University Medical Center on Monday morning.

Some have interpreted the state’s law as meaning it could apply to children as old as 18, because it uses the word “child” and doesn’t specify an age limit. Those interpretations take the word “child” to mean “minor,” which in Nebraska includes anyone under the age of 19.

However, Health and Human Services spokeswoman Jeanne Atkinson said a separate state law pertaining to juveniles won’t let authorities take in children older than 17.

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