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When is it too late to call it quits as a parent? In late September, Gary Stanton, a recently widowed Nebraskan dad, drove nine of his kids, aged one to 17, to an Omaha hospital and left them there. But Stanton wasn't charged with abandonment -- thanks to Nebraska's Safe Haven Law, Stanton was able to leave his kids with no questions asked and with no fear of prosecution.

Most states have Safe Haven Laws that allow mothers to leave infants, penalty-free, at state hospitals or fire departments. The laws were intended to prevent babies from being left to die in dumpsters or elsewhere.

But Nebraska's Safe Haven Law allows for minors up through age 18 to be ditched, penalty-free, by their parents. Stanton, whose wife died of a brain aneurysm shortly after giving birth to their tenth child, isn't the only parent to take advantage the new law: According to the New York Times, in September alone, 15 older children were dropped off in Nebraska. Two more were abandoned this past weekend.

Nebraska State Senator Arnie Stuthman, who sponsored the bill meant to protect all children, is now looking to amend the law, which he says is being exploited.

Tell us: Do you think the law is being abused? Who do you think Safe Haven laws should protect? Will "Go pack!" become the new threat of frazzled parents?