Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said he will not call a special session to discuss stricter abortion laws because there is a lack of votes for the proposed legislation.
August 09, 2022, 4:57 PMNati Harnik/AP, FILECurrently, the Cornhusker State bans abortion after 20 weeks. However, Republicans in the state legislature have been trying to garner support for a 12-week abortion ban.
This is three votes shy of the 33-vote minimum needed to overcome a filibuster, which Ricketts pointed out in his statement explaining why he would not be calling the special session. People wear red paint stained dresses while protesting the recent Supreme Court decision during a Abortion Rights Rally held in front of the Nebraska State Capitol on July 4, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb.State Sen. Megan Hunt, a Democrat who represents Omaha, celebrated the news on Twitter and affirmed her support of abortions rights.. "Abortion is health care. And the decision about whether and when to become a parent does not belong to the government.
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