Nebraska’s Model for Countering Dangerous Disinformation about Abortion Laws

Pro-life activists in Nebraska were disappointed last month when a Republican state senator who campaigned as a pro-life advocate changed his mind and refused to vote for a bill banning most elective abortions after the first six weeks of pregnancy. While an overwhelming 32–15 majority of the legislature supported the six-week bill, it fell one vote short of breaking a filibuster.

But pro-life Nebraskans will have another opportunity to make a significant incremental gain for life next week, when a twelve-week abortion ban comes up for a vote. And they’ve already accomplished something important: Nebraska has provided a model of how states can counter dangerous disinformation about abortion laws.

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John McCormack

John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.

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Pro-life activists in Nebraska were disappointed last month when a Republican state senator who campaigned as a pro-life advocate changed his mind and refused to vote for a bill banning most elective abortions after the first six weeks of pregnancy. While an overwhelming 32–15 majority of the legislature supported the six-week bill, it fell one vote short of breaking a filibuster.

But pro-life Nebraskans will have another opportunity to make a significant incremental gain for life next week, when a twelve-week abortion ban comes up for a vote. And they’ve already accomplished something important: Nebraska has provided a model of how states can counter dangerous disinformation about abortion laws.