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OMAHA — An 11-year-old Florida boy was abandoned at a Nebraska hospital Wednesday, just days before lawmakers meet to change a “safe haven” law.
The boy is the 31st child abandoned since the law took effect in July. It was intended to protect unwanted newborns from being abandoned but doesn’t set an age limit.
The boy is from Miami- Dade County, but officials didn’t immediately say whether the family had a connection to Nebraska.
A special legislative session opens Friday to fix the law. Most legislators have agreed to add an age limit of 3 days. The revised safe-haven law could take effect as early as next week.
