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LINCOLN, Neb. — A Nebraska lawmaker with an important role in changing the state’s safe-haven statute says the Legislature might be asked to do more than put an age limit in the law that has led to the abandonment of nearly three dozen children.
Sen. Brad Ashford of Omaha said Saturday that the Judiciary Committee, of which he is chairman, could ask that the scope of the special legislative session now underway be expanded. Instead of just adding an age limit to the law, lawmakers could be asked to act to improve access to mental- health services.
“The concern is real about these services not being available to older children,” Ashford said after the Legislature met briefly.
