Persuading Readers to Act

Nebraska 'safe haven' law for kids has unintended results is the news article in Los Angeles times that appealed to the people and all over the state. Because of the reality of rising a baby really dawns on you once you get it home, said Alberto Terrico, also in Time Magazine, the state assembly man who sponsored California's 30-day extension. He and other supporters of the safe-haven law argued that parents should have sufficient time to decide if they are fit.

The subject is very important for the people as it is all about the safe haven law that is very discriminatory as with first time parents, adding a newborn into the picture would mean late nights, self deprivation, and stress. This could lead to a condition known as post mortem depression where parents tend to reject their child and in the end may lead to harm or even death of the newborn (Robinson 2003). For instance, a couple who had just given birth to a beautiful baby suddenly fell apart and separated two weeks after delivery. The man leaves his terrified girlfriend to raise the infant as a single parent. She is depressed and in a state not healthy for raising a child. The baby is constantly crying and needing her attention but she is going into a deep depression trying to deal with her problems and the baby's needs at the same time. Voices in her head are urging her to abandon the helpless baby by taking it to the nearby dumpster, woods, or river. She wants to get rid of the screaming child as quickly as possible.

The main objective of safe haven laws is to assure that released infants are imparted with individuals who can give the instant care required for their protection and well-being. To that end? approximately eight States require parents to relinquish their infants to a hospital. That is the reason people attracts to this subject of article mostly. At this point? the 3-day grace period has passed? however? if the 30-day extended bill is signed by the governor; the mother would be within her rights of the safe-haven law to take the baby to an emergency room or approved location. So by providing an alternative for parents who attempt to keep their babies but become extremely overwhelmed will play a major role in the illegal abandonment of newborns.

There is a great importance of this subject and theme in Nebraska as in most States with safe haven laws? either parent may surrender his or her baby to a safe haven. In four States (Georgia? Maryland? Minnesota? and Tennessee)? only the mother may relinquish her infant.5 Idaho specifies that only a custodial parent may surrender an infant. In approximately 11 States? an agent of the parent (someone who has the parent's approval) may take a baby to a safe haven for a parent.

The safe-haven law could allow parents 3 days or 30 days to safely give up their newborns (Stevenson ...