Activists gather at the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., April 15, 2023, to protest increasing restrictions on access to abortion. Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed a bill Monday that bans abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy and restricts gender-affirming medical care for people younger than 19.
Opponents have promised to sue to try and block the law. The head of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska, Mindy Rush Chipman, said in a statement that "every option is on the table to undo these regressive measures." Planned Parenthood, which operates two of Nebraska’s three abortion clinics, said the new law increases the burden on women who need abortions, forcing more of them to travel out of state."It’s heartbreaking that we have to tell patients that they cannot receive their health care here in Nebraska anymore," said Andi Curry Grubb, Nebraska executive director for Planned Parenthood North Central States.
She said it’s troubling that the new law doesn’t include any exception for fetal anomalies, which may not be diagnosed until after the 12th week of pregnancy.North Carolina also recently passed a 12-week abortion ban, among a slew of restrictions enacted in states after the U.S. Supreme Court last year struck down the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that established a nationwide right to abortion. Fourteen states have approved an abortion ban throughout pregnancy.
The proposal restricting gender-affirming care was the flashpoint of an epic filibuster led by Omaha Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh. "The filibuster actually is what made this happen," Kauth said. "And so I doubt it was their intention, but that gave us the time to make this work."
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