{"id":301787,"date":"2023-11-18T15:30:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T21:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=301787"},"modified":"2023-11-16T20:02:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T02:02:43","slug":"nebraska-measure-would-legalize-abortion-through-birth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nebraska-measure-would-legalize-abortion-through-birth\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska measure would legalize abortion through birth"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Abortion advocates are now setting their sights on Nebraska, looking to amend the state constitution to allow abortion through birth.<\/p>\n

A pro-abortion coalition has filed<\/a> with the Nebraska secretary of state, announcing they would be launching a petition in an effort to get their abortion initiative on the ballot next November. The coalition, known as “Protect Our Rights,” includes the ACLU of Nebraska, I Be Black Girl, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Nebraska, the Women’s Fund of Omaha, Nebraska Appleseed, and more.<\/p>\n

WARNING: Abortion victim images below.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve filed ballot initiative language to ensure Nebraskans can get the care they need with compassion and privacy, and without government interference,\u201d they said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cWe know that Nebraska lawmakers won\u2019t stop until they\u2019ve completely stripped Nebraskans of their access to essential abortion care, which is why it\u2019s time to protect our rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is what that “essential… care” looks like:<\/p>\n

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Reddit user BackgroundPea7785’s photo of aborted baby at 9 weeks gestation (enlarged)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Remains of a baby aborted by D&E (second trimester). From Citizens for a Pro-Life Society<\/p><\/div>\n

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Baby boy found in medical waste from D.C. abortion business (Third trimester, near full term)<\/p><\/div>\n

Currently, preborn children are protected after 12 weeks gestation in Nebraska. If abortion was to be added as a right in the state constitution, as the coalition hopes, that law would be erased, as well as any other potential pro-life laws.<\/p>\n

Under the initiative, abortion would be protected in the state constitution through fetal viability, and when needed to \u201cprotect the life or health of the pregnant patient.\u201d Viability<\/em> is essentially a meaningless term, especially as premature children are able to survive at younger and younger<\/a> gestational ages. One abortionist has even admitted that viability can mean whatever the abortionist wants it to mean<\/a>. Furthermore, including “health” as a reason for abortion is frequently left undefined in law or vague enough to allow abortion at any time, for any reason, throughout all nine months of pregnancy.<\/p>\n