Disabled Daughter Abandoned in Tn because Mother in IL Could Not Afford Medical Care

Eva Cameron Abandoned Developmentally Disabled Daughter In Tennessee Bar, Faces No Charges:

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"the 45-year-old mother, who has another child with special needs, told police she intended to leave Lynn there, and signed her over as a ward of the state, saying she couldn't care for her anymore, CBS Chicago reports.

Cameron's actions were widely criticized, including by Tennessee police, who initially threatened to press charges, according to the Associated Press. But prosecutors later determined that because Lynn is over 18, Eva Cameron had not committed a crime and could not be charged.

Describing the situation to the Northwest Herald, Cameron painted a different picture of the incident. She says she drove to Tennessee and left her daughter in the state's care because it has the "No. 1 health care system in the United States of America," and would be better able to provide for Lynn than her family, which was overextended caring for her sibling.

"We need to change the law so that if a mother has two children that have issues with disabilities, that there needs to be more help offered by the state," Cameron told the newspaper. "They just say, 'You don't qualify.' "