Nebraska GOP Fails To Pass Six-Week Abortion Ban

Courthouse News reports:

An effort to advance a bill that would ban abortion around the sixth week of pregnancy fell one vote short of breaking a filibuster in the Nebraska Legislature today. This means the bill is unlikely to move forward this year, despite Republican Gov. Jim Pillen making a public call for just that. The Legislature adjourned immediately after the failed vote and won’t reconvene until Tuesday.

It was the second straight year that an effort to restrict abortion access in the state failed. Nebraska currently bans abortions after the 20th week. Nebraska has the only single-chamber, officially nonpartisan legislature in the United States. But each of its 49 lawmakers identifies as Republican or Democrat and tends to propose and vote for legislation along party lines. Republicans hold 32 seats, while Democrats hold 17 seats.

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An effort to advance a bill that would ban abortion around the sixth week of pregnancy fell one vote short of breaking a filibuster in the Nebraska Legislature. The bill is unlikely to move forward this year. https://t.co/QGvlCN7iMm

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