{"id":268360,"date":"2022-05-18T10:40:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T15:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=268360"},"modified":"2022-05-17T15:44:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T20:44:50","slug":"nebraska-session-abortion-roe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nebraska-session-abortion-roe\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska gov calls for special session to ban abortion if Roe is overturned"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts reaffirmed his commitment to protect preborn babies when he spoke on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday. In an interview with host Dana Bash, Ricketts said that he believes that abortion should be outlawed in all circumstances. He also hopes to hold a special legislative session in the event that Roe v. Wade<\/em> is overturned, with the intent of getting state lawmakers to pass a bill that would prohibit abortion in the state.<\/p>\n

“Do you think that the state of Nebraska should require a young girl who was raped to carry that pregnancy to term?” asked<\/a> Bash.<\/p>\n

“Nebraska is a pro-life state. I believe life begins at conception, and those are babies too,” answered Ricketts. “So If Roe v. Wade<\/em>, which is a horrible constitutional decision, gets overturned by the Supreme Court, which we’re hopeful of, here in Nebraska, we’re going to take further steps to protect those preborn babies.”<\/p>\n