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more american quick fix garbage, when will it end?
most states have a safe haven for babies
Nebraska decides it's a safe haven for kids up to age 19
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,409262,00.html
Nebraska Safe-Haven Law Permits Parents to Abandon Teens
Friday, August 22, 2008
Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska's new safe-haven law allowing parents to abandon unwanted children at hospitals with no questions asked is unique in a significant way: It goes beyond babies and potentially permits the abandonment of anyone under 19.
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.
"Whether the kid is disabled or unruly or just being a hormonal teenager, the state is saying: 'Hey, we have a really easy option for you,"' said Adam Pertman, executive director of a New York adoption institute and a frequent critic of safe-haven laws.
click link for rest of story.
the future is slowing but surely falling into place
:ref:
most states have a safe haven for babies
Nebraska decides it's a safe haven for kids up to age 19
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,409262,00.html
Nebraska Safe-Haven Law Permits Parents to Abandon Teens
Friday, August 22, 2008
Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska's new safe-haven law allowing parents to abandon unwanted children at hospitals with no questions asked is unique in a significant way: It goes beyond babies and potentially permits the abandonment of anyone under 19.
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.
"Whether the kid is disabled or unruly or just being a hormonal teenager, the state is saying: 'Hey, we have a really easy option for you,"' said Adam Pertman, executive director of a New York adoption institute and a frequent critic of safe-haven laws.
click link for rest of story.
the future is slowing but surely falling into place
:ref: