Monday Nebraska’s Republican Governor Jim Pillen signed a 12-week abortion ban into law. The new law will ban abortions in the state after 12 weeks of pregnancy and it will also restrict gender-affirming medical care for people younger than 19. This ban will begin immediately and will include expectations for rape, incest, and for the safety of the mother.
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The new law is set to protect unborn babies from death as it takes immediate effect. It is also set to protect the state’s youth, though this portion of the law will begin on October 1st. In Nebraska people younger than 19 are considered minors, and this law protects them from crazy leftist ideals. This law will,
Prevent transgender people under 19 from receiving any gender-confirming surgery. It also restricts the use of hormone treatments and puberty blockers in minors, putting the state’s chief medical officer — a political appointee who is an ear, nose and throat doctor — in charge of setting the rules for those therapies.
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Governor Pillen has been outspoken on his hopes for the bill to pass and make it to his desk. Now he has this to say,
Pillen called the law “the most significant win for social conservative agenda in over a generation of Nebraska” before he signed the law while holding a 5-day-old baby as his two oldest granddaughters stood next to him.
“It’s about protecting our kids and saving babies. Pure and simple,” Pillen said.
While the state is hopeful for the future the bill will bring to its residents, many are of course opposed including Vice President Kamala Harris and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. Who have both made comments condemning the actions of Nebraska’s legislature and Governor.
