{"id":289221,"date":"2023-04-17T16:45:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T21:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=289221"},"modified":"2023-04-17T15:27:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T20:27:10","slug":"nebraska-lawmakers-advance-heartbeat-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nebraska-lawmakers-advance-heartbeat-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska lawmakers advance ‘Heartbeat Act’ protecting preborn children"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A bill that would protect preborn children in Nebraska from abortion once a heartbeat can be detected, typically at six weeks gestation, has advanced.<\/p>\n

LB 626<\/a>, or the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, was introduced by Sen. Joni Albrecht in January. Thirty-three lawmakers voted to end debate<\/a> on the bill, enough for them to overcome a potential filibuster. This is significant, as in February, Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh vowed to filibuster all bills<\/a> unless LB 626 and a bill banning reproductive-related procedures on minors, are withdrawn.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou cannot stop me. I will not be stopped,” she said, adding, \u201cIf this legislature collectively decides that legislating hate against children is our priority, then I am going to make it painful; painful for everyone. Because if you want to inflict pain upon our children, I am going to inflict pain upon this body. I have nothing, nothing but time, and I am going to use all of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, with the vote to defeat a filibuster, LB 626 will head for a second debate.<\/p>\n

\"Walgreens<\/a><\/p>\n

Abortion advocates have recently taken to comparing preborn children to Tic Tacs<\/a>, a tactic used by Senator Jen Day of Omaha. She claimed that at six weeks, there is not even a heart present, saying, \u201cThe sound you hear on an ultrasound is not a heartbeat.”<\/p>\n

This is demonstrably, scientifically false<\/a>; the heart may not be a fully-formed four-chambered heart, but it is present and pumping blood throughout the body before six weeks gestation. This development is necessary for the preborn child to continue growing. And it’s an argument that didn’t sway Albrecht.<\/p>\n