Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts said he will call a special session to pass a total abortion ban law if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
"Nebraska is a pro-life state. I believe life begins at conception, and those are babies too," Ricketts told CNN's Dana Bash on"State of the Union" when asked if he thought the state should require a young girl who was raped to carry the pregnancy to term."If Roe v.
More than a dozen states have so-called trigger laws on their books, meaning that abortion will almost immediately be banned if Roe v. Wade is no longer in effect, and Nebraska nearly passed its own such law last month. Ricketts supported University of Nebraska Board of Regents member Jim Pillen, while Trump backed businessman Charles Herbster, who is facing allegations of sexual misconduct by eight women. Herbster has denied the allegations.
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