Pretty wild! All states give you at least 30 days to dump your baby, no strings attached. Some states give you 60 days!
I feel like more people should know about this! It seems like a highly under utilized ability.
Nebraska had no age limit for a bit. Guy dropped off 9 of his 10 kids(1 was 18) cause he felt overwhelmed after his wife died a year earlier.
10 kids jfc
I’m more concerned how he had ten kids and then felt overwhelmed when his wife left him. Like what the fuck?!
“I think there’s a misperception that we just inadvertently left an age cap out. But the reality was we wanted to save lives of older kids who might be at risk,” said Amanda McGill Johnson, a Nebraska state senator at the time.
That actually kind of makes sense? I mean, dropping off teens is excessive, but maybe it highlights an issue? Overwhelmed parents of teenagers isn’t something I had on my list of people that need more help, at least.
It’s better than leaving them in some men’s room baby changing station with the sign “Place sacrifice here” sign taped to it.
Better for most, but the rest area demon who is sustained on changing station sacrifices really hates this law.
