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Georgia woman abandons her son in Nebraska

Oct. 28, 2008
Nebraska's Safe Haven Law was intended to allow parents to give up unwanted infants, but the state has been shocked to see it used more often by parents of adolescents, not all of them from Nebraska. A woman drove from suburban Atlanta to Nebraska this weekend to leave her 12-year-old son at a...
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LINCOLN , Neb., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The Nebraska Legislature voted 43-5 Friday to alter the state's Safe Haven law to cover only infants no older than 30 days.

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INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- An Indiana woman says she was overwhelmed by her son's problems and trying to get help for him when she left the 8-year-old at a Nebraska hospital.

Neb. may add age limit to safe haven law

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The Nebraska Legislature began a special session Friday to consider an age limit for the "safe haven law" to prevent parents from dumping older children.

Safe haven law used to leave ward of state

OMAHA, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Nebraska's safe haven law has been taken into a new direction when a teen left at a hospital already was a state ward, Nebraska officials said.

Nebraska lawmakers to tweak safe haven law

LINCOLN , Neb., Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman said Wednesday he will call lawmakers back into session to amend the state's safe haven law to cover only newborn children.

Atlanta mother abandons son in Nebraska

OMAHA, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- An Atlanta mother has left her 12-year-old son at a hospital in Lincoln, Neb., as part of the state's safe haven law, police say.

Teen mom claims Safe Haven for herself

OMAHA, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- A Nebraska teenager who claims she is being abused by her mother showed up at a hospital with her baby son, claiming sanctuary under the state's Safe Haven law.

Nebraska: Michigan boy abandoned

OMAHA, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- A 13-year-old Michigan boy was abandoned Monday in Omaha under Nebraska's safe-haven law, said state health and human service officials.

Nebraska's safe haven law under fire

OMAHA, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Nebraska's controversial child abandonment "safe haven" law came under renewed fire Thursday after another "unmanageable" teenager was dropped off.

Man abandons 9 children at Neb. hospital

OMAHA, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- A man who left all nine of his children, ages 1 to 17, at a Nebraska hospital will not be charged due to the state's "safe haven" law, officials said Thursday.

Nebraska passes altered 'safe haven' law

LINCOLN , Neb., Aug. 15 (UPI) -- A parent may legally surrender an unwanted child up to 19 years of age in Nebraska, the state's altered form of the so-called "safe haven" law says.

Fred Campbell to join FCC

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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa