Children left under Nebraska's safe-haven law

Nebraska's safe-haven law, which doesn't have a specified age limit, lets parents abandon their children at a hospital without fear of prosecution.

Since it went into effect July 18, it has been used to drop off 33 children.

There have been six 17-year-olds, two 16-year-olds, six 15-year-olds, three 14-year-olds, three 13-year-olds, three 12-year-olds, five 11-year-olds, one 9-year-old, one 8-year-old, one 7-year-old, one 6-year-old and one 1-year-old. Five were from out of state.

Here's a breakdown:

- Sept. 13: Two boys, 11 and 15

- Sept. 20: 13-year-old girl.

- Sept. 24: Two 15- and 11-year-old boys, and nine siblings, ages 1 to 17.

- Oct. 5: Two 12-year-old boys

- Oct. 7: 14-year-old girl from Iowa

- Oct. 13: 13-year-old boy from the Detroit, Mich., area

- Oct. 22: 17-year-old boy

- Oct. 25: 12-year-old boy from Smyrna, Ga.

- Oct. 27: 15-year-old girl

- Oct. 28: 15-year-old girl and 17-year-old boy

- Oct. 29: 17-year-old boy

- Nov. 2: A boy and a girl, both 16

- Nov. 3: 15-year-old girl

- Nov. 6: 8-year-old boy from Indiana

- Nov. 7: 11-year-old girl

- Nov. 10: 17-year-old boy

- Nov. 11: 11-year-old boy from Florida

- Nov. 13: 14-year-old boy, 17-year-old girl.

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Source: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services