10 states with abortion referendums in 2024
Nebraska
Dueling abortion-related ballot measures in Nebraska are expected to go before voters in the fall.
A measure called the “Protect Women and Children Amendment” would amend the state constitution to declare that “Except when a woman seeks an abortion necessitated by a medical emergency or when the pregnancy results from sexual assault or incest, unborn children shall be protected from abortion in the second and third trimesters.”
On the other hand, a “Protect the Right to Abortion Constitutional Initiative” would amend the Nebraska Constitution to state that “All persons shall have a fundamental right to abortion until fetal viability, or when needed to protect the life or health of the pregnant patient, without interference from the state or its political subdivisions.”
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The proposed constitutional amendment defines viability as “the point in pregnancy when, in the professional judgment of the patient’s treating health care practitioner, there is a significant likelihood of the fetus’ sustained survival outside the uterus without the application of extraordinary medical measures.”
Nebraska law prohibits abortions after 12 weeks gestation.
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: [email protected]
