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Nebraska state senate votes to limit controversial 'safe haven' law
[JURIST] The Nebraska state senate [official website] voted Friday to amend its controversial 'safe haven' law [LB 157 text, PDF], which allows parents to abandon their children at certain locations without fear of prosecution.
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Don’t abandon your children
http://rustysblog.com/ 2008/ 11/ 21/ dont-abandon-your-children/Don’t abandon your children Posted on November 21, 2008 by Rusty Lindquist Today Nebraska lawmakers voted (43-5) to change the state safe-haven law. All 50 states have these safe-haven laws, allowing parents to leave infants at a hospital anonymously without fear of prosecution. They were passed in an effort to prevent unwanted babies from being abandoned in less safe locations.
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When Good Laws Go Bad
http://blogs.babiesonline.com/ current-events/ when-good-laws-go-bad/Safe haven laws are good ideas—and I support the concept. Sometimes though, even a good idea can go horribly wrong. Perhaps you have never heard the concept of “safe haven laws”. These are laws passed by states in the United States to prevent the abandonment of infants.
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Nebraska Governor Heineman Signs LB 1, the Legalized Abandonment / Safe Haven bill into Law
http://www.babylovechild.org/ 2008/ 11/ 21/ nebraska-governor-heineman-signs-lb-…This is the latest in a series of posts I have done criticizing Nebraska’s legalized child abandonment laws. You can find my earlier posts via my Nebraska tag. *** From the Governor’s website, Gov. Heineman Signs Safe Haven Update into Law LB 1 goes into effect at 12:01am Saturday morning.
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Alamosa, Colorado: Water, Water Everywhere But Not a Drop Worth Drinking.
http://www.healthbolt.net/ 2008/ 11/ 21/ alamosa-colorado-water-water-everywhere…Did you know that this year marks the 100th year of America’s reliance on chlorine to disinfect drinking water? Jersey City, NJ was the first US city to routinely chlorinate it’s municipal drinking water, followed by Chicago’s union stockyards and many, many more cities around the country.
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Nebraska- Sowing bad seed into an ill wind
http://www.babylovechild.org/ 2008/ 11/ 21/ nebraska-sowing-bad-seed-into-an-ill…(photo: Capitol.org) “The Sower” by Lee Lawrie, the massive statuary that sits atop the Nebraska Capitol This is the latest in a series of posts I have done criticizing Nebraska’s legalized child abandonment laws. You can find my earlier posts via my Nebraska tag.
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GE looks to partner with Asian sovereign wealth funds
http://www.thedeal.com/ corporatedealmaker/ 2008/ 11/ ge_looks_to_china_middle_e…General Electric Co. is talking with Asian sovereign wealth funds -- including $200 billion China Investment Corp. -- about setting up a joint venture like the $8 billion one it has with Mubadala...
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Of Human Bondage
http://www.sinlung.com/ ?p=6365Somaly Mam an advocate against human trafficking Somaly Mam Escaped Years of Sexual Slavery, But Not the Burden of Helping Others Do the Same By David Montgomery For so long, silence equaled survival for Somaly Mam — when she was raped in her Cambodian village at 12; forced to marry at 14; sold
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Nebraska closes loophole in 'safe haven' law
http://blog.syracuse.com/ family/ 2008/ 11/ nebraska_closes_loophole_in_sa.htmlThe Associated PressThis identified Nebraska mom left her 18-year-old daughter at a hospital under the state's safe haven law after a spate of her daughter's bad behavior. The mom says she hoped her daughter would get help. Nebraska has amended...
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GE looks to China, Middle East SWFs for stability
http://www.thedeal.com/ corporatedealmaker/ 2008/ 11/ ge_looks_to_china_middle_e…General Electric Co. is talking with Asian sovereign wealth funds -- including $200 billion China Investment Corp. -- about setting up a joint venture like the $8 billion one it has with Mubadala Development Co.
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Miscellaneous News
http://snunes.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 11/ miscellaneous-news_21.htmlParents overwhelmed with their children, not only because of financial pressures, but often because they have NO support for children with emotional problems, found Nebraska's "safe-haven" law the only answer. Nebraska changed its law to allow only babies up to 30 days to be covered.
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