Sometimes the ways of government are so very confusing. Nebraska was last of the 50 states to adobt a 'Safe Haven' law. They had 49 other examples to follow.
The original bill (LB157) would provide a safe haven for children under 72 hours old.
A year later, amendment ER8131 was approved that set the age at 30 days. That same day (1/31/08), amendment AM1691 was approved said 'any child' and later in the section of code defined child as 16 years of age or younger. The legislator that made the change is a close friend of the lobbyists and we still do not understand why it was introduced.
Because of all the National press drawing the shameful limelight on the abandoned teens, people don't realize that there have been a couple of babies saved because of the 'Safe Haven'.
I do hope the next Nebraska unicameral (the state legislative body) can get our Safe Haven laws better defined.