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Lawmakers Rethink Age Limits on Child Dumping Law

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska legislators opened a public hearing Monday on adding an age limit to a child dumping law that has allowed nearly three dozen children - some close to adulthood - to be ABANDONED at hospitals. Lawmakers are in a special session called by Gov. Dave Heineman, who has proposed allowing parents and guardians to drop off only infants no older than 3 days at hospitals without fear of prosecution for the abandonment. Some legislators want a higher limit; Sen. Chris Langemeier of Schuyler said Monday it should be 30 days. Another amendment to Heineman's bill would cap the age at 1 year. Yet another would set a limit of 15 years, but that bill was not expected to reach the full Legislature because it includes provisions on new crisis services that go beyond the scope of the special session.
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Posted by Editor at November 18, 2008 04:48 AM