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Nebraska 6-week abortion ban fails to advance in Legislature
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An effort to advance a bill that would ban abortion once cardiac activity can be detected — generally around the sixth week of pregnancy — fell one vote short Thursday of breaking a filibuster in the Nebraska Legislature.
This means the bill is unlikely to move forward this year.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers began a second round of debate Thursday on a bill that would ban abortion once cardiac activity can be detected in an embryo, which generally occurs around the sixth week of pregnancy and before most women know they are pregnant.