A BILL THAT WOULD BAN ABORTION IN NEBRASKA IF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS ROE VS. WADE FAILED TO OVERCOME A FILIBUSTER WEDNESDAY EVENING IN THE UNICAMERAL.
THE VOTE WAS 31 – 15 TO END THE FILIBUSTER, TWO VOTES SHORT OF THE 33 VOTES NEEDED.
SENATOR JONI ALBRECHT OF THURSTON WAS THE SPONSOR OF LB-933 TO END ABORTION IN NEBRASKA:
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THE VOTE WAS A VICTORY FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ADVOCATES.
SENATOR MEGAN HUNT OF OMAHA WAS AMONG THE OPPOSITION:
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STATE SENATORS HAD FORCED DEBATE ON THE BILL BY PULLING IT OUT OF COMMITTEE LAST MONTH.
Jerry Oster WNAX contributed to this story
