Many Want 'Safe-Haven' Law Changed

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OMAHA, Neb. - When Nebraska lawmakers passed a unique "safe- haven" law that allowed parents to abandon children as old as 19, they never seriously thought such dropoffs would become common.

But their worst fears have come true: At least 16 children, some of them teenagers, have been abandoned since the law took effect in July. Now elected officials are considering revising the law, and at least one anguished parent said he only surrendered his children because he felt he had no choice.

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Many Want 'Safe-Haven' Law Changed

"If we see another family being left off, then we're going to have to do something imme...

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