I know that cases of abuse and neglect, even extreme ones, aren't that uncommon. In my mind (not sure if this is reality) the parents that are abandoning their children are the ones that turn to, or would soon turn to, abuse or neglect. If it saves a child from that, then I am all for this law going to age 18. It isn't as though bad parents call up child protective service and say 'hey, I'm going to beat my kid if they don't shut it, will you come get him, and then take me to jail?'
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