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LB 669 was just prioritized by Senator Lonowski and scheduled for debate by the Nebraska Legislature in the next few days! This important pro-life bill, introduced by Senator Storer, would strengthen Nebraska’s laws to protect women from sex-trafficking and coerced abortion.
Contact your state senator in support of LB 669Use these talking points to encourage your state senator to vote for cloture and the advancement of LB 669:
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- Requires abortion providers to screen for coercion, abuse, and human trafficking before performing an abortion.
- Ensures women are informed of available resources, given the contact information for domestic violence and human trafficking hotlines, and provided an opportunity to make a confidential phone call.
- Allows women to hold the abortion industry accountable for failing to provide proper informed consent. CONTACT YOUR STATE SENATOR IN SUPPORT OF LB 669Pray for Committee Hearing on Pro-Abortion BillThe Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on LB 1161, a pro-abortion bill that legalizes abortion without parental consent for minors, this Friday, January 30th, in the afternoon. NFA will be there to testify against the bill and explain why this bill is harmful to families and young expectant mothers.
Pray for those testifying in-person in opposition to the bill, and that committee members will vote to not advance the bill. Visit our action alert for more information and use our Advancing a Culture of Life prayer guide to pray that Nebraska would become a state where all life is cherished and protected.
Attend the Nebraska Walk for Life this weekendSandy Danek of Nebraska Right to Life joined the NFA Report podcast to share details about the annual Walk for Life, why it matters, and how we can continue to show up for mothers, families, and the unborn.
Attend the Nebraska Walk for Life this Saturday, January 31st, at 10:00 AM on the north steps of the Nebraska State Capitol with thousands of pro-life Nebraskans to stand in public witness for life.
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Abortion ends an innocent human life, leaving lasting impacts on families. LB 1161 is a pro-abortion bill that legalizes abortion without parental consent for minors, stripping safeguards to protect unborn children and young women in dangerous situations.
This bill is scheduled for a hearing on Friday, January 30, and you can help stop this harmful legislation in committee by submitting a comment to the Nebraska Legislature in opposition to LB 1161.
LB 1161: No Parental Consent for AbortionParents are the primary protectors of their children. Yet, this bill cuts parents out entirely of critical moments when their guidance, care, and protection are most needed, placing expectant teenage girls in the hands of the abortion industry.
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- Allows pregnant minors to undergo risky abortion procedures alone without the consent or knowledge of a parent or guardian, undermining Nebraska’s existing protections.
- Exposes underage women to potential coercion, abuse, human trafficking, and exploitation by isolating them from their families.
- Advances a pro-abortion, ideologically-driven agenda that preys on vulnerable women in crisis for a profit. SUBMIT COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO LB 1161ACT NOWSubmit an online comment to the Judiciary Committee in opposition to this bill before 8:00 AM (CST) on Friday, January 30, to be included in the official hearing record.
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- STEP 1: Access the LB 1161 bill summary page.
- STEP 2: Click the “Submit Comments Online” button in the center of the page.
- STEP 3: Click “I Understand” in the Written Submission pop-up window.
- STEP 4: Select “Yes” under “Include Comment in Hearing Record,” fill out the form, and submit your comment as an “opponent.” You will receive an email asking you to confirm your comment.
Nebraska’s values are rooted in family and caring for the vulnerable. With your help, our state can continue to lead the nation in how we protect preborn children and their mothers, strengthen parental rights, and foster a culture that values every human life.
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Taxpayer dollars should not be funding abortion clinics.
This morning, Nebraska Family Alliance joined Governor Jim Pillen and Attorney General Mike Hilgers for a press conference announcing that Nebraska’s Medicaid funds will no longer be used to reimburse or contract with abortion providers.
While state and federal law prohibit tax dollars from directly financing abortion procedures, millions of taxpayer dollars have continued to subsidize Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry through the Medicaid program.
That ends today. A historic executive order signed by Governor Pillen immediately defunded abortion providers, finally stripping them of all Medicaid funds.
Today’s executive order is a direct response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood, a case NFA cosigned an amicus brief for and has been closely following, allowing states to defund abortion providers of Medicaid funding.
Nebraska is among the first states to act in the wake of this landmark decision. We applaud Governor Pillen and Attorney General Hilgers for their unwavering, pro-life leadership in protecting life and upholding our state’s pro-life values.
This new policy will make a big difference and save the lives of preborn children in our state. Your support and prayers are what make victories like this possible. Thank you for helping advance a culture of life across our state and nation.
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The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) recently released its annual report on abortions in Nebraska for 2024.
These sobering reports aren’t just numbers and statistics; they represent real people—mothers facing unexpected pregnancies, fathers who will never know their child, and precious boys and girls who were never born. The data provides tangible ways we can strengthen our pro-life protections, provide greater safeguards for women, and advance a culture of life.
In 2024, there were 2,501 reported abortions in Nebraska. Of those, more than 85% were performed on babies conceived out of wedlock. God’s design for marriage and the family is essential for a healthy, flourishing society, and when society rejects God’s blueprint and embraces a culture that devalues parenthood and commitment, the consequences are clear.
The abortion industry sells abortion as “healthcare,” but in 2024, 92% of reported abortions were elective for non-medical reasons, with 42% of women citing financial or social pressure. This isn’t healthcare—it’s a crisis of support, family, and community.
That’s why the work of Pregnancy Help Organizations is essential. They step into the gap with free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, baby supplies, counseling, and compassionate, life-affirming care. These organizations don’t just provide women with practical support and resources—they offer hope and empower women.
At the same time, ongoing dysfunction, staffing issues, and unsafe conditions at abortion facilities in Nebraska have led to an increase in chemical abortions. 81% of abortions in 2024 in Nebraska were chemical, and a recent study revealed that complications from the chemical abortion pill are 22 times higher than reported on FDA drug labels.
WHAT’S NEXTNothing will change unless we make change.
Our state must enact LB 512, the Chemical Abortion Safety Protocol Act, to establish common-sense protocols for dangerous abortion-inducing drugs to protect the health and safety of women. Key pro-life legislation, such as LB 513, ensures that students receive scientific, factual instruction on when life begins, from fertilization through each stage of human development.
Moving forward, we remain committed to finding effective ways to combat the lies of the abortion industry, support and care for vulnerable women, and promote a Biblical worldview for life, marriage, and family.
DOWNLOAD: PRO-LIFE PRAYER GUIDEThe future of our state and nation begins with the family. Together, we can defend life and make abortion unthinkable in Nebraska.
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Dear Members of Congress,
In November, the American people gave a mandate – it is time for change in Washington. Since then, the White House is taking swift action to stop the Biden abortion agenda and cut government waste. A Republican trifecta presents the opportunity to bolster these efforts by cutting funding for Big Abortion, including Planned Parenthood, through budget reconciliation.
Republican reconciliation bills in 2015 and 2017 included a provision to stop giving hard-earned American tax dollars to Big Abortion. In 2025 it is even more urgent to cut funding for this industry that endangers women and unborn children and spends tens of millions of dollars to promote woke policies and candidates.
Planned Parenthood and groups like it were among those first identified for cost saving measures by Elon Musk who singled them out in the Wall Street Journal last November.3 President Trump has already rolled back funding for abortion groups overseas, but Congressional action is necessary to stop the biggest source of taxpayer cash for the domestic abortion industry – Medicaid.
Planned Parenthood reports raking in a total of $699.3 million, or almost $2 million per day, from American taxpayers in 2023 alone. Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood’s most recent annual report boasted that they performed nearly 393,000 abortions – a 40% market share of the abortion industry in the U.S.
Despite their claims to promote “women’s health,” Planned Parenthood consistently opposes basic health and safety standards for their facilities. The New York Times recently reported a litany of unsafe conditions and botched abortions at Planned Parenthood. For example, in one clinic last year “sewage from a backed-up toilet seeped into the abortion recovery room for two days,” which required employees to shove “exam table pads under the bathroom door to block the leak.” According to the reporting, “[p]atients vomited from the stench.”
While leaving patients vomiting from rank conditions, Planned Parenthood prioritized pouring millions of dollars into woke lobbying and trying to defeat Republicans in races from the school board to the presidency. Planned Parenthood boasts that their advocacy and political organizations spent a massive $69.5 million during the 2024 election cycle.6 Their massive pro-abortion political arm, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, pushes all-trimester abortions and promotes fearmongering lies that put women and girls at needless risk. Their political arm has more lobbyists and spends more on federal lobbying than any other pro-abortion or pro-life group, spending more than half a million dollars in the first quarter of 2023 alone.
Women and children deserve better care. In an era of reexamining federal funding, Congress should start by cutting funding for Big Abortion in the upcoming reconciliation bill.
Sincerely,
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America
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ACLJ Action
Advancing American Freedom
AFA Action
Alabama Policy Institute
Alabama Pro-Life Coalition
Alaska Family Council
American College of Pediatricians
American Principles Project
Americans United for Life
Anglicans For Life & Silent No More
Awareness Campaign
Arkansas Right to Life
Campbell County Right to Life – Wyoming
Campaign Life Missouri
Catholic Conference of Oklahoma
Catholic Diocese of Trenton
CatholicVote
Center for Arizona Policy
Center for Christian Virtue
Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam)
Center for Political Renewal (CPR)
Center for Urban Renewal and Education
(CURE)
Christian Civic League of Maine
Christian Defense Coalition
Christian Family Coalition Florida
Christian Medical & Dental Associations
Citizens for a Pro-Life Society
Cokeville Chamber of Commerce – Wyoming
Colorado for Life
Concerned Women for America Legislative
Action Committee
Cornerstone Action – New Hampshire
CRIB – Efrat
Crusade for Life, Inc.
Delaware Family Policy Council
Democrats For Life of America
Eagle Forum of Alabama
Ethics and Public Policy Center
Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission
Faith & Freedom Coalition
Faith Wins
Family Foundation of Virginia
Family Institute of Connecticut
Family Policy Alliance
Family Research Council
Florida Citizens Alliance
Florida Family Voice
Florida Right to Life
Frontline Policy Action
Georgia Life Alliance
Global Centurion
Greater Cincinnati Right to Life
Hawaii Family Forum
Human Coalition
Human Life Alliance
Human Life International
Human Life of Washington
Idaho Family Policy Center
Indiana Family Institute
Indiana Right to Life
Issues4Life Foundation
Kansans for Life
Kentucky Right to Life
Liberty Counsel
Liberty Counsel Action
Life Initiatives & Values Georgia
Life Issues Institute
Life Legal Defense Foundation
Life Matters TV and Media, Inc.
Live Action
Louisiana Family Forum
Louisiana Right to Life
Maine Right To Life
March for Life Action
Maryland Family Institute
Massachusetts Citizens for Life
Massachusetts Family Institute
Midwest March for Life
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL)
Missouri Blacks for Life
Missouri Right to Life
Montana Family Foundation
Montanans for Life
National Black Pro-Life Union
National Right to Life Committee
Natrona County Chapter, Wyoming Right to
Life
Nebraska Family Alliance
Nebraska Right to Life
Nevada Right to Life
New Jersey Family Policy Center
New Jersey Right to Life
New Mexico Alliance for Life
New York Families Action
North Carolina Family Policy Council
North Carolina Values Coalition
North Dakota Family Alliance
Oklahoma Faith Leaders
Oklahomans For Life, Inc.
Operation Save America
Oregon Right to Life
Palmetto Family
Park County Right to Life – Wyoming
Pennsylvania Family Council
Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation
Pennsylvania State Rep. Kathy L. Rapp
Priests for Life
Pro-Life Action Ministries
Pro-Life Greenville, South Carolina
Pro-Life Utah
Pro-Life Wisconsin
Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising
Prolife Council of Connecticut, the State
affiliate to NRLC
Pulse Life Advocates
Reason for Life
Rehumanize International
Rhode Island Family Institute
Rhode Island State Right to Life Committee
Right to Life of Central California
Right to Life of Idaho
Right to Life of Northeast Indiana
Right to Life of Southwest Indiana
S.M.A.R.T. Women’s Healthcare, a division of
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Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn
Secular Pro-Life
Sidewalk Advocates for Life
South Carolina Citizens for Life
South Dakota Right to Life
Southside Pro-Life
SpeakHope/LAhope
Stanton Healthcare International
Stanton Public Policy Center
Students for Life Action
Tennessee Eagle Forum
Tennessee Right to Life
Texans for Life Committee
Texas Values
The Abortion Survivors Network
The Center for Medical Progress
The Family Foundation of Kentucky
The FAMiLY Leader
The Justice Foundation
Thomas More Society, national nonprofit law
firm
Tradition, Family, Property, Inc.
Vermont Right to Life Committee
West Virginians for Life
Wisconsin Family Action
Wyoming Family Alliance
Wyoming Right to Life
Wyoming State Rep. Abby Angelos
Wyoming State Rep. Chip Neiman
Wyoming State Rep. John Bear
Wyoming State Rep. John R. Winter
Wyoming State Rep. Pepper Ottman
Wyoming State Rep. Rachel RodriguezWilliams
Wyoming State Sen. Tim Salazar
40 Days for Life – Casper, WY Campaign
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Three critical pro-life bills are scheduled for committee hearings in the Nebraska Legislature on Thursday, and we need your help to advance this important legislation! These bills promote a culture of life by strengthening informed consent, protecting women from coercion, treating fetal remains with dignity, and expanding life-saving options.
LB 669: Informed Consent & Screening for Coercion and Trafficking LB 669, introduced by Senator Storer, strengthens Nebraska’s informed consent laws to protect women and offer assistance and resources.
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- Requires abortion providers to screen for coercion, abuse, and human trafficking before performing an abortion.
- Ensures women are informed of available resources, given the contact information for domestic violence and human trafficking hotlines, and provided an opportunity to make a confidential phone call.
- Allows women to sue abortion providers who fail to obtain proper informed consent, holding the abortion industry accountable. SUBMIT COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF LB 669LB 632: Humane Disposition of Fetal Remains LB 632, introduced by Senator Hansen, ensures that the remains of unborn children are treated with dignity.
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- Requires facilities that perform abortions to individually bury or cremate the remains of an unborn child.
- Prohibits abortion providers from treating the bodies of unborn children as medical waste that can be discarded in the trash or sewer.
- Every human life is precious and should be treated with dignity. We must continue to advocate for and uphold policies that protect life at every stage. SUBMIT COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF LB 632LB 214: Safe Haven Baby BoxesLB 214, introduced by Senator Holdcroft, saves lives by authorizing the installation of Safe Haven Baby Boxes to provide more options for parents in crisis to safely surrender a newborn anonymously.
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- Safe Haven Baby Boxes will be installed at fire stations and hospitals that are staffed 24/7, allowing for the secure surrender of an infant ninety days old or younger.
- These boxes must be padded, temperature-controlled, and equipped with motion sensors and dual-alarm systems to ensure immediate response and care for the baby.
- Offers parents who may be facing a crisis an accessible and life-affirming alternative to abandonment, where they can be adopted into loving homes. SUBMIT COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF LB 214Take ActionSubmitting comments on pending legislation is an easy but impactful way to advance a culture of life in Nebraska. Please submit online comments before 8:00 AM (CST) on Thursday, March 6, to be included in the official hearing record. LB 669 is assigned to the Judiciary Committee, and LB 632 and LB 214 will be considered by the Health and Human Services Committee.
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- STEP 1: Access the bill summary pages.
- STEP 2: Click “Submit Comments Online” in the center of the page.
- STEP 3: Click “I Understand” in the Written Submission pop-up window.
- STEP 4: Select “Yes” under “Include Comment in Hearing Record,” fill out the form, and submit your comment as a “proponent.” You will receive an email asking you to confirm your comment. LB 669 COMMENTSLB 632 COMMENTSLB 214 COMMENTSNebraska has the opportunity to pass meaningful pro-life legislation, but we must act now. Submit your comments before March 6 to help advance these bills and ensure our laws protect women, unborn children, and infants in need.
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Every student in Nebraska should be taught the truth and intrinsic design of human life.
LB 213, introduced by Senator Holdcroft, would require the Nebraska State Board of Education to adopt science education standards for human embryology. This bill ensures that students receive scientific, factual instruction on when life begins, from fertilization through each stage of human development.
By providing students with accurate, standardized information in elementary, middle, and high school curricula and incorporating advanced 4D visual recordings, LB 213 will:
✅ Promote a culture of life by fostering a deeper understanding of the value and dignity of every human being from the moment of conception.
✅ Help address widespread misinformation about early human development. Studies show nearly 60% of Americans don’t know when human life begins.
✅ Strengthen science education and equip students with the knowledge to make informed, life-affirming decisions.
✅ Deepen understanding of related subjects, including anatomy, biology, reproduction, and ethics, through a comprehensive academic study of human embryology.
This important life-affirming bill is scheduled for a committee hearing, and we need your help to move it forward. Please submit an online comment in support of LB 213 before 8:00 AM (CST) on Monday, February 24, to be included in the official hearing record.
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- STEP 1: Access the LB 213 bill summary page.
- STEP 2: Click “Submit Comments Online For LB 213” in the center of the page.
- STEP 3: Click “I Understand” in the Written Submission pop-up window.
- STEP 4: Select “Yes” under “Include Comment in Hearing Record,” fill out the form, and submit your comment as a “proponent.” You will receive an email asking you to confirm your comment. SUBMIT COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF LB 213LB 213 is a crucial step toward ensuring that Nebraska’s students learn the truth about human life—rooted in science and affirming the dignity of every person from the moment of conception. Your support is vital to advance a culture that defends life, strengthens families, and upholds Nebraska’s pro-life values.
Thank you for standing with us to defend life and promote truth in our classrooms.
“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your workmanship is marvelous; I know this very well.” Psalm 139:14
A recent bombshell report from the New York Times reveals Planned Parenthood is in crisis, facing numerous allegations of botched care and unsanitary conditions. Elizabeth Nunnally, NFA’s Advocacy & Engagement Coordinator, shares what you need to know about these stories and how we can better protect women and children in Nebraska.
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In the face of the greatest threat to life our state has ever seen, Nebraskans stood up to deliver a historic pro-life victory that is sending shockwaves of hope throughout the nation.
Pro-life Initiative 434 passed, and pro-abortion Initiative 439 was defeated!
The abortion industry’s attempt to create a right to late-term abortion and eliminate our laws protecting women and babies has failed.
Nearly 500,000 Nebraskans voted to protect women and children by voting “for” Initiative 434 in a resounding 55-44% victory. Initiative 439 failed with 436,750 votes “for” and 462,756 votes “against.”
For the first time in history, pre-born babies in Nebraska have a floor of constitutional protection.
By defeating Initiative 439 and passing Initiative 434, Nebraska voters rejected late-term abortion and built a wall of protection from the abortion industry.
Nebraska’s 12-week protection, parental notification, ultrasound requirements, decades of pro-life laws, and our ability to continue fighting for greater protections have been preserved.
Our bold, first-in-the-nation strategy to counter the abortion industry’s game plan with our own pro-life initiative worked. This is only possible because of you.
Your prayers, advocacy, and courage to stand in the gap for women, babies, and truth have saved lives. That courage is contagious and provides hope for the rest of our nation.
Ultimately, this victory belongs to the Lord. While there is much work still to be done, we celebrate the lives that have been saved and are resolved to continue working to see every life cherished and protected.
Thank you, pro-life Nebraska!
“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2
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Election Day is here! Today is our chance to determine what the future of Nebraska will look like. We are called to defend the vulnerable among us, and as Christian citizens living in a democracy, we must participate in elections and vote for candidates and issues that reflect those values.
As you head to the polls, use the Nebraska Family Alliance Voter Guide to compare where the state and federal candidates stand on the issues, and refer to our resource pages to learn about the initiatives on your ballot. State election law allows you to take our election resources into the booth with you!
Key Ballot Measures + Vote “For” Initiative 434 to establish baseline protections for preborn babies and preserve our state’s pro-life laws and parental notification requirements. + Vote “Retain” Referendum 435 to allow low-income and special needs students to continue to receive educational scholarships to attend the school of their family’s choice. + Vote “Against” Initiative 439* to reject a radical proposal that authorizes painful late-term dismemberment abortions and jeopardizes the safety of women and children.
The polls are open today from 8 AM to 8 PM CT (7 AM to 7 PM MT), and you must bring a valid photo ID with you to cast your ballot. If you still have an absentee ballot to return, don’t try to mail it. Bring it to your county’s election office before 8 PM CT (7 PM MT). All mail-in ballots must be in the possession of election officials tonight, regardless of the postmark date.
FIND YOUR POLLING PLACEThirteen months ago, the abortion industry announced they would put every resource they had into making Nebraska the next state to enshrine a constitutional right to abortion. But they never expected that thousands of courageous pro-life men and women would stand in their way.
Your faith and conviction, steadfast prayers, persistent advocacy, and continued support have given Nebraska the chance to be the first state to defeat the abortion industry and establish constitutional protections for the unborn.
Thank you for standing with us for family, freedom, and life.
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The time is now. With just one month until Election Day, ballots are being printed and distributed with two abortion-related initiatives that will either protect generations of Nebraska women and children or jeopardize their lives.
Vote “FOR” Pro-Life Initiative 434 to:
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- Protect women and preborn children from dangerous abortion procedures
- Preserve Nebraska’s current pro-life laws, including parental notification for minors
- Establish a floor of protection, not a ceiling, allowing for greater protections going forward
Vote “AGAINST” Pro-Abortion Initiative 439 to prevent:
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- A fundamental right to abortion for “all persons”
- Late-term and dismemberment abortions performed by unlicensed individuals
- The elimination of all current and future pro-life laws
Nebraska Family Alliance has launched a multifaceted media campaign to reach Nebraska voters, explain the two competing initiatives, and mobilize grassroots advocacy. Early voting begins in just a few days, and we want you to know about the resources available in our media toolkit. Please share and distribute our resources, and contact us to request copies of handouts and yard signs.
RESOURCE TOOLKIT + Palm Cards: A quick and effective handout to share key points + Fact Sheets: A comprehensive breakdown of both ballot initiatives + Half-Page Inserts: A side-by-side look at what’s on your ballot + Videos and Ads*: Engaging and informative content to share with your networks
Our first video ad in our “Protect Women” series is already being distributed to streaming platforms and devices across the state.
ACT NOWWe are facing the most well-funded abortion giants in the nation, but we have you—and a statewide network of families committed to seeing Nebraska remain a place where life is cherished and protected.
We need volunteers willing to take action and help us reach undecided voters. Please join one of our upcoming training sessions to learn how to phone bank from home or canvas your community door-to-door.
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEERThe conversations you have in the coming weeks with your family, friends, and neighbors will determine which initiative becomes law—and the future of boys and girls yet to be born.
This isn’t just another election, and every vote will count.
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The Nebraska Secretary of State’s office has counted and certified competing abortion initiative petitions for the November ballot.
Earlier this summer, the Protect Women and Children ballot initiative turned in more than 205,000 signatures to establish basic constitutional protections for pre-born babies. This was one of the largest grassroots petition efforts in state history, undertaken by 1,200 volunteers in every county in less than 100 days.
County election offices verified 136,000 signatures for the Protect Women and Children petition—far exceeding the 123,000 signatures needed to qualify for the ballot—before they stopped counting to save resources.
The opposing Protect Our Rights ballot initiative to enshrine a right to abortion in the state constitution also collected enough valid signatures to appear on the ballot. Pending legal challenges, Nebraska voters will be the first in the nation to decide between an initiative that affirms life or an initiative that ends lives.
The Secretary of State’s announcement revealed that the pro-life initiative qualified double the counties in less than half the time, collecting signatures from at least 5% of the registered voters in 86 counties, compared to the 47 counties qualified by the pro-abortion initiative.
Both initiatives are being reviewed by the Nebraska Supreme Court, and a decision is expected by Friday, September 13th. The ballot measures will be assigned a number once all the pending initiatives have been processed.
Early voting begins in just a few weeks, and outside funding is already pouring in to spread misinformation with confusing and deceptive advertising. The future of boys and girls yet to be born is at stake, and Nebraska Family Alliance is working to reach and educate voters before they head to the polls with a robust multimedia campaign already underway.
Stand for life with us with a matched contribution to our pro-life strategy fund, share our resources with your friends and family, and pray life will prevail on the ballot. Find additional information, educational videos, and handouts on our online resource center.
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The Protect Women & Children ballot initiative just turned in over 205,000 signatures to the Nebraska Secretary of State—far exceeding the 123,000 signatures needed to put a measure on the ballot to establish basic pro-life protections for preborn children in the Nebraska Constitution.
Not only were circulators able to gather much more than the required amount in just three months, pro-life Nebraskans from every county signed the petition, including at least 5% of registered voters in 91 counties—more than two times the required 38 counties!
Nebraska is a large state with many rural communities. Our dedicated volunteers—consisting of parents and grandparents, pastors, ministry leaders, and business owners—drove countless miles, distributed our resources to their friends and family, and organized signing opportunities in their churches and neighborhoods because they are committed to providing women real care and support while protecting the lives of precious baby boys and girls.
These numbers are historic and speak to the persistent grassroots effort that occurred across all 93 counties to put this issue on the ballot in less than 100 days. We already knew Nebraska was a pro-life state, and these hundreds of thousands of signatures send a clear message that radical abortion policies have no place in our state.
The pro-abortion ballot initiative, which has been collecting signatures since November to permit abortion until birth and reverse our state’s current pro-life protections, also announced they turned in the signatures needed to qualify for the ballot. Because of your efforts and faithfulness, though, Nebraska voters will have a clear choice on their ballot in November.
As we celebrate our most cherished freedoms and unalienable rights to life and liberty this Independence Day, know that this is just the beginning. Now that the signatures have been turned in, they must be certified by election officials (a process that can take up to 50 days) before the two measures are put on the ballot for the upcoming November election.
We must begin educating voters now about what’s at stake. In the coming weeks, NFA will launch a robust education campaign, and we need your financial support to reach and persuade voters with our message.
For the next 24 hours, generous ministry partners have offered to double your contribution up to $80,000! The first step of the process is complete, and now, an even greater task is before us. We must be the first state to defeat the abortion industry at the ballot box and establish constitutional protections for the unborn.
The Nebraska Family Alliance team is grateful for your prayers and support. Every signature made today possible, and we are honored to stand with you to create a culture of life and love in Nebraska.
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The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services just published an annual report that reveals abortions in Nebraska significantly decreased immediately following the passage of LB 574’s Preborn Child Protection Act last session!
The data also revealed that without LB 574, Nebraska was at risk of becoming a “destination state” for abortion. For thirteen years prior to 2023, the Nebraska Legislature was in a deadlock, and abortions were permitted late into the second trimester. As neighboring states strengthened their pro-life laws, abortions in our state began to increase.
That all changed following a historic, hard-fought vote, which finally established greater pro-life protections. Nebraska’s new pro-life statute protects preborn babies at 12 weeks, and because of an emergency clause in the bill, it went into effect immediately. In 2023, abortions in Nebraska dropped from the previous three years, and more than 220 innocent lives were saved!
READ THE 2023 STATISTICAL REPORT OF ABORTIONSWe celebrate this victory that gave hundreds of precious baby boys and girls life. At this very moment, however, the abortion industry is threatening to reverse our state’s new 12-week protection. They’re putting everything they have into a ballot initiative called “Protect Our Rights,” which would eradicate all of Nebraska’s pro-life protections, including our state’s prohibition on dismemberment abortions, webcam abortions, and pain-capable abortions.
That’s why pro-life leaders launched a counter pro-life petition called “Protect Women & Children,” which would establish basic constitutional protections for preborn children and allow for greater protections going forward. We’re at the final deadline, and all the signatures must be submitted to the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 3rd. Please contact us right away if you still have petition sheets with signatures to return.
Nebraska Family Alliance will keep you updated and informed throughout the verification and ballot initiative process. Together for life, we will see Nebraska become a state where every life is cherished and protected, and abortion is unthinkable.
You can help support our efforts by making a financial contribution and committing to pray. For the next three days, your gift will be doubled with a $80,000 match! Nebraska is a pro-life state, and we won’t stop advocating for the vulnerable, educating voters, and influencing policy to protect life. Multiply your impact with a matched gift today.
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We are in the midst of the largest fight for life in our state’s history. For months, Planned Parenthood has been pouring in resources from across the country for paid petition circulators and deceptive advertising. If they succeed, we could lose decades of pro-life laws protecting women and preborn babies in our state. The stakes are high, a line has been drawn, and we can’t sit on the sidelines.
Last year, the abortion industry filed a ballot initiative called “Protect Our Rights,” seeking to enshrine a right to abortion in the Nebraska Constitution, which would legalize abortion until birth, subject preborn children to painful late-term dismemberment abortions, jeopardize laws protecting women’s health and safety, and eliminate parental rights.
The grim reality is in every state where abortion has been on the ballot since Roe v. Wade was overturned, the pro-choice side has won. After talking to our colleagues in these states—including pro-life states like Kentucky, Montana, Kansas, and Ohio—we realized that winning at the ballot box would take much more than an educational campaign. Nebraska voters need a clear choice.
So, Nebraska Family Alliance helped gather local and national legal experts, medical professionals, and pro-life organizations. With prayer, resolve, and extensive research, they determined that we can win this fight with a counter ballot initiative called “Protect Women and Children,” which would protect our current 12-week law and allow greater protections going forward.
The nation’s eyes are on Nebraska. Will we be the first state to defeat the abortion industry and establish constitutional protections for preborn children? The pro-life ballot initiative must collect 125,000 valid signatures from at least 38 counties by the end of June to put the measure on the November ballot.
CONTRIBUTE TO OUR EFFORTS BEFORE THE DEADLINEWill you join in the fight and stand alongside us? We need volunteer petition circulators, congregants willing to collect signatures on Sunday mornings, moms and dads praying and sharing our resources, and sacrificial financial support to sustain our pro-life efforts.
Generous ministry friends are so invested in our mission to see Nebraska become a state where every life is cherished and protected they have agreed to match every donation up to $80,000 until July 4th, multiplying your gift and impact.
Visit our Protect Women and Children Action Center to contribute to our match, volunteer to collect signatures, request a free church resource packet, and access our fact sheets and educational resources. Together for life, we will ensure Nebraska is a state where every life is cherished and protected. The next generation is depending on our faithfulness today.
Life is a human right! Help us protect women and babies in Nebraska with a gift matched up to $80,000 before July 4th.
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Nebraska is currently facing a well-funded ballot initiative to create a right to abortion in our state constitution. How should Christians respond?
Recently, NFA Policy Director Nate Grasz was invited to preach at a church in Lincoln about this very topic.
It’s a message directly from the pulpit you don’t want to miss and must be spread across our state.
This issue will be on the ballot of every voter in the 2024 General Election. Similar initiatives have passed in other states, and churches can be the deciding factor in Nebraska because this is not a “political” issue; this is a Biblical issue.
In this sermon, you will hear:
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- A Biblical view of abortion, politics, and voting
- Why churches shouldn’t be afraid to speak about “political issues”
- What the abortion initiative says and actually means
- How to support a pro-life petition called “Protect Women & Children” to defend life in our state
- And why people of faith must step out and lead on this issue. “We have been given the truth. We have been given a voice. And now we need the courage to go speak it—because this is the greatest issue of our time, and on the issues that matter most, it’s the people of God who should be leading the way.”
The “Protect Women & Children” campaign is currently gathering signatures to put the pro-life initiative on the ballot. They need 125,000 valid signatures before July 3rd, and you and your church can help collect signatures and make a big difference in our effort to protect life in Nebraska.
SIGN UP TO BECOME A PETITION CIRCULATORPlease watch and share this video to help educate and empower people across our state to stand for life at this critical moment, forward it to your friends, family, and church community, and consider showing it at your Bible study or small group.
NFA has put together resources specifically for churches to engage on this issue.
Download our church resource packet to access a special guide to what churches can and can’t do during elections, a fact sheet comparing the different abortion initiatives, advancing a culture of life prayer guide, bulletin inserts, and more. Click here to request a physical church resource packet in the mail.
DOWNLOAD OUR CHURCH RESOURCE PACKETWith your help, Nebraska can be the first state to defeat the abortion industry, protect women and babies, and advance a culture of life.
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” Mathew 5:14-16
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Last week, Nebraska Family Alliance (NFA) was at the Supreme Court during oral arguments in the FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine case. This case was filed by several pro-life doctors and national medical associations after the FDA removed safety protocols for high-risk abortion drugs, abandoning its duty to protect women’s health and safety.
These safeguards included an initial in-person visit to screen for ectopic pregnancies and other serious conditions, and a follow-up visit to check for life-threatening complications like internal bleeding and infection.
Abortion-inducing drugs are dangerous. In 2011, Nebraska prohibited the prescription of abortion pills remotely or over a webcam, and in 2019, we passed a law providing women critical information about medication abortions.
NFA proudly cosigned an amicus brief with several family policy councils and pro-life organizations, asking the Supreme Court to restore FDA safeguards and protect women and girls.
READ THE AMICUS BRIEF HEREThe Supreme Court will likely release its decision in June. While Justices consider this important case, the Body of Christ must pray. Pray Justices will follow the law and hold the FDA accountable, hearts and minds will be changed, and our culture will see the inherent risks of chemical abortion and embrace life.
ACCESS PRAYER GUIDE HEREExecutive Director Karen Bowling was honored to pray on the steps of the Court with other pro-life leaders and students amidst a pro-abortion protest, share how Nebraska is leading the nation on this issue, and attend a debrief luncheon with the plaintiffs and legal counsel afterward.
In a statement, NFA Executive Director Karen Bowling said, “The FDA endangered women when it removed in-person doctor visits for harmful abortion drugs. Every woman deserves compassionate care that prioritizes our health and safety.
Abortion causes real harm. We will continue to work with local and national allies to ensure no woman ends up in an emergency room after taking dangerous abortion pills. We trust the Supreme Court will reinstate safety protocols to protect women.”
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This will be the most important election of our lifetime because abortion will be directly on every voter’s ballot like never before.
The ballot initiative being circulated by abortion advocacy groups to create a right to late-term abortion in the Nebraska Constitution is the single greatest threat to parental rights, the health and safety of women, and the protection of innocent babies our state has ever seen.
Visit our action center to learn how you can help us defeat this initiative.
But now, instead of the abortion industry’s extreme proposal, which grants the abortionist sole authority to determine fetal viability and allows minors to obtain an abortion without parental notification, voters may have a second option on their ballot.
A new ballot initiative called “Protect Women and Children” has been released that seeks to amend the Nebraska Constitution to create a constitutional protection for preborn children in the second and third trimesters.
This initiative establishes a floor of protection, not a ceiling, meaning preborn children must, at a minimum, be protected by the second trimester, and stronger pro-life laws could still be passed going forward. If passed, Nebraska would be the first state in the nation to provide constitutional protection to preborn children in a state constitution.
This is consistent with what our legislature passed last year to prohibit abortion at 12 weeks and would ensure that our existing pro-life laws remain in place while we continue working to create a culture of life that provides love and support to every mother and child.
Nebraska must be the state to turn the tide and stop the abortion industry’s momentum.
In Ohio, a state with all-Republican federal representatives and a pro-life super majority in their state legislature, a pro-abortion initiative to create a right to abortion passed by 13 percentage points despite pro-life groups spending $35 million in a well-organized opposition campaign.
After 50 years of Roe, our culture has been badly damaged. We must remain united in our efforts to defeat the pro-abortion initiative, keep extreme abortion policies out of our state constitution, and protect the pro-life laws we have fought for years to pass while continuing our work to create a state where every life is cherished and protected.
We will keep you informed as more information and volunteer opportunities become available.
Where there are great challenges, there are also great opportunities, and together, we can advance a culture of life, defeat the abortion industry, and help full families thrive.
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A well-funded petition drive seeking to enshrine a right to abortion in our state constitution is currently being circulated in Nebraska.
Abortion advocacy groups are using misleading language to collect the necessary signatures to place a constitutional amendment before voters in the 2024 General Election that would legalize abortion up until birth.
This is the biggest threat to the lives of preborn babies that our state has ever seen. Abortion has been on the ballot in seven states since Roe v. Wade was overturned, and the pro-life side has lost each time.
Nebraska must be the state to turn the tide.
Earlier this month, we hosted an enlightening panel discussion with NFA’s Executive Director Karen Bowling, Policy Director Nate Grasz, and David Mahan from the Center for Christian Virtue in Ohio to educate Nebraskans about this ballot initiative and what’s at stake.
Being engaged starts with being informed. Watch this video to learn:
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- What the ballot initiative says and what it really means
- What happened in Ohio, where a similar initiative was approved by voters last year
- What churches and people of faith must know and do We cannot be successful in defeating this initiative without your support and without people of faith leading the way.
Please share this video with your friends, pastor, church, and network. The fight for life is here, and the Church must rise up to defend truth and the lives of baby boys and girls in our state.
Download our fact sheet, view more resources, and learn more here.
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Two major bills are set for committee hearings this week—one good and one bad—and we need you to submit online comments urging senators to protect children, born and unborn.
Both bills have been designated as priority bills for the 2024 session. This means if they are voted out of committee, they will likely be debated by the full legislature.
Please take a minute to submit a comment in support of LB 1092, which will protect children from the harmful effects of pornography, and in opposition to LB 1109, which will legalize abortions for babies diagnosed with fetal anomalies.
SUPPORT: LB 1092 – Online Age Verification Liability ActLB 1092 requires pornography websites to have a third-party age verification service to verify that the person attempting to access the content is at least eighteen years old.
In states that have passed similar laws, the largest suppliers of pornography have removed their services from the state rather than comply with the requirements, revealing their business model’s dependence on underage users.
The committee hearing for LB 1092 is this Wednesday in the Judiciary Committee. Help get companies that seek to profit off of exposing children to pornography out of our state by submitting a comment as a proponent of LB 1092.
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- STEP 1: Click here to access the LB 1092 bill summary page on the Legislature’s website.
- STEP 2: Click “Submit Comments Online For LB 1092” in the center of the page.
- STEP 3: Click “I Understand” in the Written Submission pop-up window.
- STEP 4: Select “Yes” under “Include Comment in Hearing Record,” fill out the form, and submit your comment as a “proponent.” You will receive an email asking you to confirm your comment.
Comments must be submitted by Wednesday, February 21st, at 8:00 AM (CST).
SUBMIT COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF LB 1092OPPOSE: LB 1109 – Legalize Abortion for Babies with Fetal Anomalies LB 1109 would create a new exception to Nebraska’s law prohibiting abortions at 12 weeks by authorizing abortions for babies diagnosed with a lethal fetal anomaly.
While diagnoses of fetal anomalies can often be wrong, babies who do have fetal anomalies, and their families, deserve compassionate care and dignity rather than being abandoned to abortion.
The committee hearing for LB 1109 is this Thursday in the Judiciary Committee. Help protect vulnerable babies by submitting a comment as an opponent of LB 1109.
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- STEP 1: Click here to access the LB 1109 bill summary page on the Legislature’s website.
- STEP 2: Click “Submit Comments Online For LB 1109” in the center of the page.
- STEP 3: Click “I Understand” in the Written Submission pop-up window.
- STEP 4: Select “Yes” under “Include Comment in Hearing Record,” fill out the form, and submit your comment as an “opponent.” You will receive an email asking you to confirm your comment.
Comments must be submitted by Thursday, February 22nd, at 8:00 AM (CST).
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A pro-life proposal in the Nebraska Legislature has a hearing scheduled for this Wednesday, and we need your help to pass this life-saving legislation in our state.
LB 876, the Newborn Safe Haven Act, authorizes Safe Haven baby boxes, safe, padded, and temperature-controlled units, to be installed at approved locations that are staffed 24/7 (including hospitals, fire stations, and police stations) where parents can voluntarily release custody of a newborn infant.
Nebraska’s current law allows for babies to be surrendered only at hospitals if the infant is less than one month old. This legislation expands the available drop-off locations and increases the number of days babies can be surrendered to 90 days. The bill has already received broad bipartisan support and has 33 cosponsors.
Similar programs across the country are saving hundreds of lives because they offer parents who may be facing a crisis a safe, accessible, and life-affirming option to surrender newborn babies where they can be adopted into loving homes.
Safe Haven baby boxes decrease the number of babies who are abandoned or left in unsafe places with the hope they will be discovered. They are generally only used in rare cases, but every life this program could save is valuable and worth protecting in our state. A baby was recently saved through a Safe Haven baby box at an EMS Station in Indiana.
The committee hearing for LB 876 is this Wednesday in the Judiciary Committee. Please submit a written comment online in support of LB 876 before 8 AM on Wednesday.
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- STEP 1: Click here to access the LB 876 bill summary page on the Legislature’s website.
- STEP 2: Click “Submit Comments Online For LB 876” in the center of the page.
- STEP 3: Click “I Understand” in the Written Submission pop-up window.
- STEP 4: Select “Yes” under “Include Comment in Hearing Record,” fill out the form, and submit your comment as a “proponent.” You will receive an email asking you to confirm your comment.
Comments must be submitted by Wednesday, February 7th at 8:00 AM (CST).
SUBMIT COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF LB 876Senator Rick Holdcroft, the introducer of LB 876, joined the Nebraska Family Alliance Report podcast with NFA Policy Director Nate Grasz to discuss the bill. Listen to this week’s episode to learn more about this legislation and why advancing our pro-life values is a top priority.
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As we reflect on the past year, the Nebraska Family Alliance (NFA) Team is incredibly grateful for you. The victories we achieved in 2023 would have never happened if you hadn’t responded to our action alerts, shared our resources, financially supported us, or prayed for our staff and the ministry of NFA.
God has been faithful this year, and I encourage you to review our 2023 Impact Report. Because of your generosity, our outreach and influence continue to grow!
Check out our impact report to see how we protected life, mobilized prayer, and empowered people.ACCESS REPORTYour activism, prayers, and financial contributions facilitate:
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- Trusted representation and advocacy at the Nebraska State Capitol;
- Daily radio broadcasts on twenty stations informing listeners on current events;
- Weekly updates and resources shared on our website, email network, and social media;
- Outreach through Prayer Place to coordinate and mobilize statewide prayer;
- The Nebraska Voter Guide, which will offer valuable information on the candidates running for office in 2024;
- And much more!
As our team prepares for 2024, we expect a battle unlike anything our state has seen before. The lives of every baby girl and boy in Nebraska yet to be born are hanging in the balance.
Shortly after the historic passage of legislation protecting babies at 12 weeks gestation, abortion activists launched a ballot initiative called “Protect Our Rights,” seeking to create a “right” to abortion until birth in Nebraska’s State Constitution. If voters approve this in the 2024 election, all pro-life protections will be stripped away, and the health and safety standards for women in abortion facilities will be eliminated.
Our state has become a battleground because the abortion industry believes that if they can succeed in Nebraska, they can succeed anywhere. Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, seven other states have faced abortion-related ballot initiatives. Each time, the pro-abortion side won because outside money poured in, and the abortion industry spent millions of dollars to mislead voters.
However, Nebraska is a pro-life state, and we know that every human life has intrinsic value. Life is a gift from God, and women and their babies deserve real care, love, and support.
Several ministry partners were so inspired by our strategy, they offered to donate $150,000 to our pro-life defense fund if we raise $300,000 by midnight on December 31st. This gift is the largest match we’ve ever received because our ministry friends know that Nebraska can be the first state to stop this culture of death.
MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO OUR PRO-LIFE EFFORTSWe invite you to prayerfully consider a sacrificial tax-deductible gift that will defend life and protect women and parental rights in our state.
Together, we can make history and defeat the abortion industry in Nebraska. Make a tax-deductible gift here before midnight on December 31st.
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The language for the ballot initiative seeking to create a right to abortion in our state constitution has been released, and now we know what we’re up against: an all-out attempt to legalize abortion until birth.
Abortion advocacy groups will begin collecting signatures and spending millions of dollars to confuse and mislead voters. NFA will work tirelessly alongside our pro-life allies at Nebraska Right to Life, Nebraska Catholic Conference, and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America to help set the facts straight on what this initiative really does and why it must be rejected.
What the Language Says “All persons shall have a fundamental right to abortion until fetal viability, or when needed to protect the life or health of the pregnant patient, without interference from the state or its political subdivisions. Fetal viability means the point in pregnancy when, in the professional judgment of the patient’s treating health care practitioner, there is a significant likelihood of the fetus’ sustained survival outside the uterus without the application of extraordinary medical measures.”
What This Means for NebraskaNebraska law allows abortion in the first trimester and even longer for cases of rape and incest, and we have clear exceptions for the life of the mother and medical emergencies throughout pregnancy. What abortion advocates are proposing in this initiative is late-term abortion throughout pregnancy and the ability for minors to obtain abortions without parental notification.
Viability is defined as being based solely on the abortionist’s judgment and would allow abortions in the second and third trimesters. It is also well established that babies feel pain before viability, at 15 weeks or earlier, meaning babies who can experience pain would be subjected to painful late-term abortion procedures.
The initiative language contains a vague “health” exception that is also determined entirely by the abortionist. Courts have found such exceptions include non-physical factors, such as emotional, spiritual, and financial, and opens the door to abortions up until birth.
A “fundamental right to abortion…without interference from the state” puts existing medical safeguards that protect the health and safety of women at risk of being eliminated. This includes informed consent statutes and requirements that the abortion be performed in person and by a licensed doctor.
“All persons” includes children. This would create a right to abortion for minors and eliminate our parental consent statute, meaning parents will not have any ability to consent or even know if their child seeks or obtains an abortion.
Women, children, and families in Nebraska deserve real love and support, not dangerous proposals to support the abortion industry at the expense of parental rights, the health and safety of women, and the lives of precious baby boys and girls.
What You Can Do Decline to sign. The group supporting this initiative, “Protect Our Rights Nebraska,” has until July 2024 to collect roughly 122,000 signatures from registered voters in Nebraska. If you see someone collecting signatures, decline to sign and politely encourage others in the area not to sign.
Share this information. We need to reach as many people as possible with the truth. Be on the lookout for future updates, resources, videos, and educational tools to share with your friends, family, co-workers, and church community.
Pray. This is not a “political” issue. This is a Biblical issue, and we must pray for life and the truth to prevail in Nebraska.
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Today, the ACLU and Planned Parenthood announced the constitutional amendment that would eliminate the state law that protects babies in the womb after 12 weeks.
Based on language related to “viability” and “health,” a right to elective abortions in the second and third trimesters, including up until the point of birth, will be embedded in Nebraska’s constitution if a new pro-abortion ballot measure push is successful.
The measure is part of a nationally coordinated effort by the abortion industry and their allies to remove all rights from the unborn, health protections for women, and parental rights.
In response to the rollout of the pro-abortion amendment, leaders of the Nebraska Pro-Life Coalition issued the following statements:
“Nebraska’s law currently allows abortion throughout the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, but that isn’t enough for the abortion industry and activists who are trying to write second- and third-trimester abortions into our constitution. This amendment would allow for abortion until the moment of birth,” Nebraska Right to Life Executive Director Sandy Danek. “This ballot measure is not pro-choice, it’s pro-abortion, and it does not reflect the values of Nebraskans.”
“Right out of the gate, those behind this ballot measure are parroting the lies told by pro-abortion activists in Ohio by saying women are dying without this amendment. Their claim that Nebraska does not have an adequate life of the mother provision is completely dishonest. The confusion they’re sowing does not just deceive voters but endangers pregnant women in Nebraska who need to know that state law unequivocally allows for them to receive emergency care,” said Adam Schwend, western regional director for SBA Pro-Life America.
“At 12 weeks, a baby’s major organs have formed, and his or her heart has beat over 10 million times. You can find out whether the baby is a boy or girl by 12 weeks, start to see if they resemble mom or dad, and you’ll see the baby suck their thumb on an ultrasound,” said Paige Brown, spokeswoman for the Nebraska Catholic Conference. “The lie Planned Parenthood is selling that it is in a mother’s best interest to end her baby’s life at 12 weeks and beyond is appalling and goes against the science, which shows women are increasingly at risk for complications with abortions beyond the first trimester.”
“Under this extreme amendment, a girl who is not old enough to get her ears pierced or get a tattoo on her own will be able to obtain an abortion without a parent ever knowing. This evisceration of parental rights is something that will concern every mom and dad in Nebraska. Women and children deserve real compassionate care, not lies from the abortion industry,” said Karen Bowling, executive director of Nebraska Family Alliance.
Implications of the abortion ballot measure include:
- Abortion throughout pregnancy — the amendment leaves post-viability abortion for “health” to the discretion of the abortionist. Without defining “health,” courts have found that it can be based on non-medical factors, including mental, spiritual, financial, or familial health. Furthermore, viability is defined as being based solely on the abortionist’s judgment and would not include any baby who needs “extraordinary medical measures,” which could be as simple as a short stay in the NICU.
- The elimination of health and safety protections for women — language on the fundamental right to abortion “without interference from the state” puts all of Nebraska’s medical safeguards at risk. This includes obtaining informed consent and performing a medical screening, seeing a physician in person, or even seeing a medical professional at all. It would allow pills to be sold through the mail by people with no medical background.
- The evisceration of parental rights – by using the words “all persons” rather than “women” in the amendment, this will mean parents will not have any ability to consent or even know if their minor daughter seeks an abortion. They may also have no recourse if their daughter is harmed during the abortion.
The Nebraska Pro-Life Coalition is comprised of Nebraska Right to Life, Nebraska Catholic Conference, Nebraska Family Alliance, and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.
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We are alerting our network to a serious development that stands to threaten our constitution, the health and safety of women, parental rights, and the lives of pre-born children in our state.
Pro-abortion advocacy groups have filed a ballot initiative asking voters to approve an amendment to our state constitution during the 2024 election to create a “right” to abortion in Nebraska.
This extreme tactic has been used in other states to not only wipe away all pro-life protections, but also to diminish parental rights and eliminate important health and safety standards for women.
The abortion industry knows that if they can succeed here, they can succeed anywhere. It’s up to us to protect women, children, and families in our state.
In the coming weeks, the initiative will begin to be circulated across our state in an attempt to collect enough signatures to place the initiative before voters in the 2024 general election.
A petition drive for a constitutional amendment requires signatures from 10% of registered voters. Roughly 122,000 signatures must be collected by July 2024 and authorized by the Secretary of State’s Office to qualify for the ballot.
While we wait to see what the exact language of this petition looks like, here is what we want you to know:
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This is a fight for life and the fight of a lifetime. The abortion industry will pour millions of dollars into our state to support this initiative and mislead voters.
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We are ready. NFA is working closely with a coalition of other pro-life groups, including Nebraska Right to Life, the Nebraska Catholic Conference, and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. The pro-life movement in Nebraska is united and ready to help inform, equip, and empower voters with the truth.
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You will play an indispensable role in the outcome of this ballot initiative. Unfortunately, similar efforts have passed in other states, and it will take every one of us stepping up, speaking out, and giving our time, talents, and treasures to help defeat this initiative.
We will continue to keep you informed as NFA will be taking on a leading role in providing important information, resources, and tools to equip you and help defeat this dangerous and extreme effort. Thank you for standing for life and protecting women and children in Nebraska.
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In a major victory, a Lancaster County District Court Judge has dismissed a legal challenge from Planned Parenthood and ACLU Nebraska attempting to block a law that will save hundreds of lives every year. With the passage of the “Let Them Grow Act,” Nebraska took a major step forward in the fight to protect children by ending the practice of late-term abortion and ensuring children receive help and not harm.
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After Roe, our work has just begun. We are more committed than ever before to caring for mothers and ensuring that every innocent life is cherished and protected. Our five-part pro-life strategy is a roadmap of what the pro-life movement must accomplish to advance a culture of life, establish even greater protections for the unborn, and make abortion unthinkable.
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Today, the Nebraska Family Alliance team joined Governor Jim Pillen and pro-life senators at the Nebraska State Capitol for a special signing ceremony for LB 574, which protects preborn babies from abortion at 12 weeks gestation and prohibits “gender-altering” surgeries on children.
LB 574 is now officially law in Nebraska!
We are thankful for all of the senators who helped get the bill across the finish line and applaud Governor Pillen for his swift action to sign the bill into law and protect vulnerable children.
Preborn babies are now protected from abortion at 12 weeks gestation instead of 22 weeks, which until today had remained unchanged since 2010, and performing “gender-altering” surgeries on children will be prohibited.
The 12-week abortion restriction takes effect immediately, and the regulation of puberty blockers and ban on gender-altering surgeries for minors takes effect on October 1st.
Today, we have finally ended the practice of late-term abortion, stopped Nebraska from becoming a destination state for abortion, and ensured children receive help and not harm.
And this would not have been possible without you! Thank you for your faithful prayers, advocacy, and support.
While we celebrate LB 574 becoming law, we’re not done. NFA is committed to working to ensure all preborn babies receive the love and protection they deserve, and that Nebraska is a state where God is honored, families thrive, life is cherished, and religious freedom flourishes.
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After hours of debate, unprecedented obstruction, and a session-long filibuster, Nebraska State Senators have successfully advanced LB 574 through the final round of debate!
The bill now heads to Governor Pillen’s desk, who has promised to sign it into law.
In a historic vote, senators voted 33-15 to overcome a filibuster and allow a vote on the bill. 33 votes were needed. See how senators voted here.
Senators then voted 33-15 to advance the bill through the final round. 25 votes were needed. See how senators voted here.
This is a huge victory for our state—and it wouldn’t have been possible without you.
Preborn babies will be protected from abortion at 12 weeks gestation instead of our current 22-week gestational limit, which has remained unchanged since 2010, and performing “gender-altering” surgeries on children will be prohibited.
Today, courageous leadership and an unwavering commitment to protecting children defeated the lies and extreme tactics deployed throughout this year’s session.
If your senator voted in support of LB 574, please thank them.
We know this battle will continue, and we are as resolved as ever to continue working to ensure all preborn babies receive the love and protection they deserve from conception.
Despite the many obstacles and challenges we have faced this session, you have remained committed to advancing truth and protecting our children—born and unborn.
Thank you for praying, contacting senators, staying engaged, and answering the call to help make our state a place where God is honored, families thrive, life is cherished, and religious freedom flourishes.
Together, we are making a difference in Nebraska!
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All session, we have been fighting to advance legislation that will protect the unborn and stop harmful, irreversible “gender-altering” surgeries on minors.
Now, it’s all coming down to a final vote tomorrow. LB 574, which will protect preborn babies from abortion at 12 weeks gestation and prohibit “gender-altering” surgeries on minors, has been scheduled for a final round of debate this Friday, May 19th.
“Final Reading,” the last stage of debate, is allotted two hours, and we expect the debate to start around 2:00 PM (CT) on Friday. We will livestream the debate on our Facebook page for you to watch and pray.
This is a critical moment for our state. Passing LB 574 into law will ensure vulnerable children receive help not harm, and finally change Nebraska’s elective abortion law after years of state-sanctioned abortions late into the second trimester.
This legislation establishes as much legal protection that can be achieved at this time, and we will continue working to see every life valued, cherished, and protected.
Your tireless prayers and advocacy have brought this landmark bill to the finish line, and now it’s time for one final call to action.
Here’s What You Can Do Pray: Senators need your prayers. We expect to see many protestors and disruptions to try to prevent senators from voting in favor of the bill. Please pray for courage and safety for our senators and all who will be present at the capitol on Friday, and pray that there will be 33 votes to pass LB 574 into law.
Contact Your Senator: Let your values and voice be heard! Contact your senator now and urge them to continue to stand for children and better protect innocent human life in our state by supporting LB 574.
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Today, in a major vote, Nebraska State Senators successfully adopted and advanced an amendment to LB 574, the “Let Them Grow Act,” that will protect preborn babies from abortion at 12 weeks gestation in addition to prohibiting “gender-altering” surgeries on minors.
Elective abortion and “gender-altering” surgeries violate the first duty of medicine: do no harm.
By advancing LB 574 with the 12-week amendment, senators are establishing as much legal protection as possible at this time for vulnerable children while resoundingly rejecting the extreme tactics that have been used to prevent these common-sense proposals from moving forward.
Senators voted 33-14 to end the filibuster and allow a vote on the amendment and underlying bill. 33 votes were needed. See how senators voted here.
See how your senator voted to end the filibuster on LB 574!LEARN MORESenators then voted 33-15 to adopt the amendment. 25 votes were needed. See how senators voted here.
The amended version of LB 574 must go through one more final round of debate before being sent to Governor Pillen’s desk.
In a statement, Governor Pillen said, “Our kids are our future, and the advancement of LB 574 is an important step in protecting that future. I applaud the senators who voted for LB 574 and stood up for our commonsense, conservative values. I am proud to have partnered with conservative senators in this fight and look forward to signing the bill upon final passage.”
If your senator voted to advance LB 574 with the 12-week amendment, please thank and encourage them.
Children who are struggling with gender dysphoria need real care and support, not harmful, irreversible surgeries. Nebraska currently allows abortion until 20 weeks, and our state’s 20-week abortion law has remained unchanged since 2010. Only seven countries worldwide, including China and North Korea, allow elective abortions this late, leaving our state at risk of becoming a destination state for abortion.
As amended, LB 574 will prohibit elective abortion after 12 weeks gestation, protect children from transgender surgeries, ensure no taxpayer dollars are used for “gender-altering” procedures, and establish a stringent rules and regulations process for puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.
Despite the many obstacles and challenges we have faced this session, you have remained committed to protecting Nebraska’s children—born and unborn. You’ve contacted your senator, prayed, and shown up. We are as resolved as ever to continue working to see every life—from the moment of conception—valued, cherished, and protected.
“The advancement of LB 574 with the 12-week amendment is a victory for vulnerable children and a rejection of the extreme tactics that were used to prevent these common-sense proposals from moving forward,” said NFA Policy Director Nate Grasz. “We will continue working to ensure children receive help and not harmful, irreversible surgeries, and innocent babies in the womb receive the love and protection they deserve.”
We will keep you informed as we approach the final vote. Thank you for your faithful prayers and advocacy to advance family, freedom, and life!
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With just 16 days left this session, senators have one last chance to pass pro-life legislation and protect children from “gender-altering” procedures.
Late this afternoon, a new amendment was filed to LB 574, the “Let Them Grow Act,” that, in addition to protecting children from gender “reassignment” procedures, would also prohibit abortion after 12 weeks gestation.
After Senator Riepe withdrew his support for LB 626, the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, and caused the bill to fail, many conversations and much public pressure took place in a concerted effort to find a way to revive the bill. Regrettably, it became clear that there was no path forward for LB 626 to return this year, and if a similar proposal was brought back next year, it would likely receive even less support.
Today, Senator Ben Hansen, the Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee, filed AM 1658 to garner the 33 votes needed to overcome an expected filibuster on LB 574 and create another opportunity to finally move our state abortion law from 20 weeks down to 12 weeks after no other agreement could be reached.
We have and will continue to fight for the lives of every preborn child from the moment of conception because every human life—born and unborn—should be valued, cherished, and protected. A 12-week limit is what can be passed to provide greater protections to unborn children at this time.
Nebraska currently allows elective abortion until 20 weeks, and our state’s 20-week abortion law has remained unchanged since 2010.Only seven countries worldwide, including China and North Korea, allow abortions this late in pregnancy.
If AM 1658 is adopted into LB 574:
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- Elective abortions would be prohibited after 12 weeks gestation.
- Gender “reassignment” surgeries would be prohibited on anyone 19 and younger.
- No taxpayer dollars could be used for any “gender-altering” procedures.
- Puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones would be subject to a stringent rules and regulations process, including a minimum amount of counseling, medical record documentation, and a waiting period.
LB 574 and AM 1658 will be debated soon, and senators need to hear from you.
LB 574 must be pulled back from “Final Reading” for the amendment to be debated on “Select File.” This means the bill must go through two more rounds of debate. Opposing senators have made it clear that they will do everything they can to defeat this proposal, and pro-abortion activists are flooding senators’ inboxes.
Contact your senator now and urge them to better protect innocent human life and save children from irreversible harm in our state. Let your values and voice be heard!
TAKE ACTION AND CONTACT YOUR SENATORThis is not everything we hoped to accomplish this session, but we remain as resolved and committed as ever to continue our work to protect children from harm and establish legal protection for every preborn baby girl and boy.
The current makeup of the Nebraska Legislature will remain unchanged for another two years until new members are elected and sworn in. In the meantime, 2,300 abortions are being performed in Nebraska every year, and our state is at great risk of becoming an “abortion destination.”
Nebraska is a pro-life state, and after the overturn of Roe v. Wade and 13 years of abortions being performed late into the second trimester, we must establish greater pro-life protections in our state.
Thank you for being a voice for the voiceless and standing with NFA to advance family, freedom, and life!
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Today, in a shocking and heartbreaking development, LB 626, the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, failed to overcome a second-round filibuster and fell one vote short of advancing.
This is what happened. Senator Merv Riepe, a Republican state senator from Ralston who campaigned as being 100% pro-life, changed his vote and caused the bill to fall one vote short of advancing. Senator Riepe opted to not cast a vote at all and was “present-not-voting.”
Despite co-sponsoring the bill, voting the bill out of committee, attending the “Advance the Heartbeat Act” rally, and voting for the bill twice during the first round of debate, Senator Riepe chose to parrot pro-abortion talking points on the floor and abandoned his support for the bill and thousands of innocent and defenseless babies in the process. Watch the debate here.
We needed 33 votes to overcome the filibuster and advance the bill to final reading. Today’s vote was 32-15, with two senators “present-not-voting.” See how senators voted here. If your senator voted to advance LB 626 today, please thank them for standing for life.
Senator Riepe unexpectedly introduced an amendment last month to gut LB 626’s pro-life protections and permit abortions on 1,700 preborn children every year. His amendment was debated today but ultimately was not voted on because the bill didn’t reach cloture.
During his 2022 election campaign, Senator Riepe claimed to “support legal protection for the life of every pre-born child from the moment of conception, unless the mother’s life is at risk,” and he received endorsements and support from pro-life advocates.
Today’s vote costs lives. Nebraska law currently allows abortion up to 20 weeks gestation, and after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer, Nebraska senators had an open path to establish basic heartbeat protections for the unborn and put an end to 2,000 elective abortions in our state every year.
We are not done yet.While LB 626 didn’t advance, we are not done—even this session. 32 senators voted to protect women and babies from abortion today, and no option is off the table to find a way to get meaningful pro-life legislation passed this year.
In a statement, Governor Pillen said, “I am a staunch defender of life and supporter of the Nebraska Heartbeat Act. I am profoundly disappointed in the cloture vote today. It is unacceptable for senators to be “present-not-voting” on such a momentous vote. I call on Senator Riepe to make a motion to reconsider and stand by the commitments to life he has made in the past.”
There are many legislative avenues still available to senators to amend other bills and find ways to start protecting babies from abortion in Nebraska. We will explore them all, and we will find a way.
Our work will continue.Our work will continue, and it will be more important than ever that we do not rest until every life is valued, cherished, and protected. The Nebraska Family Alliance team will be at the State Capitol every day, meeting with senators and advocating on behalf of preborn children. We are determined and resolute. Establishing legal protections for every human life from the moment of conception is our top priority.
That is our commitment to you and to every baby boy and girl yet to be born who are depending on us to help give to them the same right that was given to us—the right to life. God bless you for your prayers and support.
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LB 626, the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, will be up for a second round of debate by the full legislature this Thursday!
Senators advanced the bill through the first round of debate on April 12th with 33 votes, the exact number needed to end a filibuster and allow a bill to move forward.
We need 33 votes in favor of the bill again on Thursday. With such slim margins, your prayers and advocacy make all the difference.
Please contact your state senator and urge them to support LB 626 as written, and sign-up to be at the capitol during debate to show support for the bill.
CONTACT YOUR SENATORIf the bill advances on Thursday, it will be placed on “Final Reading,” which is the last round of debate a bill must go through before being sent to the Governor’s desk.
We are one huge step closer to creating a culture of life and protecting preborn babies and their mothers in Nebraska. Contact your senator today, share with your friends and family, and continue to pray for our representatives and the bill’s successful passage.
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Joined by hundreds of pro-life Nebraskans, Senator Joni Albrecht, Senator Carolyn Bosn, Governor Jim Pillen, and numerous state senators urged the Nebraska Legislature to advance LB 626, the Nebraska Heartbeat Act.
The “Advance the Heartbeat Act Press Conference and Rally” was held on the north steps of the Nebraska State Capitol building on Wednesday, April 12th, in-between legislative debate on the bill and co-hosted by Nebraska Catholic Conference, Nebraska Family Alliance, Nebraska Right to Life, and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. The bright and sunny event drew families from across the state and took on a celebratory tone as children wove through the estimated crowd of 300.
Senator Joni Albrecht, the introducer of LB 626, said, “I want to thank everyone who’s standing here today and all of the Nebraskans who have been praying for the last 50 years for these babies with beating hearts to be saved. We’re going to protect those babies with beating hearts, and this is a monumental day in the State of Nebraska!”
The Nebraska Heartbeat Act would require that a doctor, before proceeding with any abortion, first perform an ultrasound in accordance with standard medical practice to listen for a fetal heartbeat. If a heartbeat is present, an abortion may not be performed except in cases of rape, incest, or medical emergencies. LB 626 has 29 co-sponsors, and a recent statewide poll revealed that 58% of Nebraskans support legislation protecting preborn babies once a heartbeat is detected.
In his comments to the crowd, Governor Jim Pillen said, “We, without question, have an overwhelming majority of people who are one-hundred percent pro-life and believe in babies’ right to live. [LB 626] is a priority for me as your governor—that we get this across the finish line—and today is the start.”
Newly-appointed Senator Carolyn Bosn, who filled a vacancy in District 25 left by Senator Geist, signed on to the bill on her first day in office and gave her maiden floor speech in support of LB 626. She said, “LB 626 is common sense, life-affirming legislation. It makes sense to me not only as a former prosecutor but also as a mother who has cherished hearing the heartbeat of my children during ultrasounds. I look forward this evening to joining my colleagues in supporting LB 626 and protecting babies with beating hearts.”
The bill does not impose criminal or civil penalties for physicians who perform abortions. Instead, a physician who violates this law will have their medical license subject to discipline like any other instance of serious unprofessional conduct outlined in Nebraska law.
Dr. Elena Kraus, a Nebraska OB/GYN and maternal-fetal specialist, supported the science underlying LB 626 and underscored the legislation’s support for physicians to exercise their medical judgment.
“Always paramount for me is consideration of the health and safety of the women, yet with care and concern for the human dignity of their unborn babies,” said Kraus. “The Nebraska Heartbeat Act gives broad latitude to physicians in the many difficult and complex medical situations we encounter. I cannot think of a high-risk medical situation where this bill would restrict the available and recommended treatments to patients when based on sound medical reasoning.”
Katie Patrick, a Lincoln mom of three, described the joy and excitement she felt when she first heard her baby’s heartbeat on an ultrasound. “Hearing her little heart beating was an exciting moment—and a relieving one too—because it affirmed the little life that was growing inside of me,” she said.
“Nebraska PHOs stand ready to serve women and their children during pregnancy and beyond,” said Laura Buddenberg, who has worked for over three decades with pregnancy help organizations (PHOs). “We believe providing life-affirming support to women experiencing unexpected or under-supported pregnancies helps women and their families flourish and builds a stronger Nebraska.”
Later that evening, the Nebraska Legislature voted to advance the bill to the next round of debate on a 33-16 vote. LB 626 must go through two more rounds of debate before it is sent to Governor Pillen’s desk.
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Nebraska State Senators just overcame an eight-hour filibuster and advanced LB 626, the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, through the first round of debate on a 33-16 vote.
SEE HOW SENATORS VOTED HEREThis is a historic victory for preborn babies and their mothers that has been 50 years in the making—and it wouldn’t have been possible without you!
We needed 33 votes to end the filibuster and advance the bill, and your tireless prayers and advocacy made the difference.
LB 626 must go through two more rounds of debate before it is sent to Governor Pillen’s desk.
If your senator voted “Yes,” please contact their office and thank them for their vote. Senators need your continued support and encouragement. If your senator voted “No,” please urge them to support the bill going forward to protect babies with heartbeats from elective abortion.
CONTACT YOUR SENATORWe are one huge step closer to creating a culture of life and protecting preborn babies in Nebraska. Please continue to pray for our representatives and the bill’s successful passage. NFA will keep you updated when the bill is scheduled for the next round of debate and how you can take action.
Thank you to the hundreds of pro-life Nebraskans who came to the Capitol today and attended the press conference to be a voice for the voiceless and support LB 626!
We will be back at the Capitol tomorrow to help advance legislation creating school choice and protecting children from gender-transition surgeries through second-round debate. You are making a difference!
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LB 626, the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, is scheduled to be debated all day in the Nebraska Legislature this Wednesday, April 12th, and we need your help to advance the bill.
The bill needs 33 votes to reach cloture and advance to the next round of debate, and pro-abortion senators have promised to filibuster the bill for eight hours.
We believe LB 626 has a path forward, but it won’t happen without you.
ATTEND THE PRO-LIFE PRESS CONFERENCE AND RALLYWe’re co-hosting a pro-life press conference alongside Nebraska Catholic Conference and Nebraska Right to Life. Please plan to attend on Wednesday, April 12th from 12:15-12:45 PM outside on the north steps of the State Capitol and be part of this historic day for life!
Join Governor Pillen, Senator Albrecht, newly-appointed Senator Bosn, and state pro-life leaders for this inspiring rally before senators cast a historic vote later that evening to advance LB 626 and protect preborn babies with beating hearts in Nebraska.
This event is free and open to supporters of LB 626 and credentialed media. Come wearing your “heartbeat red!” Nebraska is a pro-life state, and your presence at the Capitol encourages senators while representing widespread support for LB 626.
RSVP FOR THE PRESS CONFERENCE AND RALLYCONTACT YOUR STATE SENATORIf your state senator is a co-sponsor of LB 626, please thank them and encourage them to continue to support the bill as written.
If your state senator is not a co-sponsor of LB 626, please let them know why you support the bill and why Nebraska needs to establish protections for preborn babies with beating hearts.
CONTACT YOUR STATE SENATORWATCH THE HEARTBEAT ACT WEBINARWe just premiered an informational webinar on the science and research backing LB 626 and how you can support and pray for the bill. If you missed the livestream, find it on our Facebook page, and share it with your friends and family!
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LB 626, the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, has officially been placed on the legislative agenda and will be voted on soon. Here’s an update on everything you need to know and how you can take action.
The bill is scheduled to be debated this Wednesday, April 12th, with a vote expected later that evening. Pro-abortion senators have promised to filibuster the bill, meaning we need 33 votes to end debate and allow the bill to advance. If the bill advances, it will still need to overcome two more rounds of debate.
Last month, Senator Riepe unexpectedly introduced an amendment that rewrites the bill to only protect life at 12 weeks gestation, removing protections for 1,700 preborn babies every year. His amendment—which is threatening to undermine the bill if 24 other senators support it—won’t be considered until the second round of debate.
Thank you to everyone who has reached out to Senator Riepe and asked him to withdraw his amendment. Senator Riepe’s office heard a resounding message from pro-life Nebraskans, and in response, he has expressed willingness to support the bill without his amendment. Please continue to pray that he will support the bill as written.
We believe LB 626 has a path forward, but we need your help and support.
VISIT THE HEARTBEAT ACT RESOURCE PAGEJoin Nebraska Family Alliance for a special online webinar on Monday, April 10th, from 7:00 to 7:30 PM on the NFA Facebook page for a deep dive into LB 626 and the science and research backing the bill. We’ll share specific ways you can advocate and pray for LB 626.
On the 30-minute livestream, you’ll hear from special guests Senator Joni Albrecht, the lead sponsor of LB 626, Dr. Tara Sander Lee, Director of Life Sciences of the Lozier Institute, and Pastor Roy Helu of Citylight Bennington.
You won’t want to miss this informative online event. RSVP on our Facebook page to be notified when the Nebraska Heartbeat Webinar begins.
CALL TO ACTIONHere’s what you can do to help LB 626 become law this session.
1. CONTACT YOUR STATE SENATOR* + If your state senator is a co-sponsor of LB 626, please thank them and encourage them to continue to support the bill as written. + If your state senator is not a co-sponsor of LB 626, please let them know why you support the bill and why Nebraska needs to establish protections for preborn babies with beating hearts.
2. JOIN OUR NEBRASKA HEARTBEAT BILL WEBINAR* + Visit the NFA Facebook page on Monday at 7:00 PM (CDT) to learn why LB 626 is right for Nebraska and how to communicate about the bill.
3. VISIT OUR LB 626 RESOURCE PAGE* + We’ve compiled everything you need to effectively articulate the bill, including polling and data, a sample letter and talking points, and a one-page fact sheet.
4. PRAY FOR LB 626 TO ADVANCE * + Pray for senators to have courage and that we will have 33 votes to advance LB 626 into law this session. ARE YOU PART OF OUR NETWORK?Subscribe to our email network to receive prayer and policy reports and occasional Action Alerts.Text subscribers will receive our most urgent prayer requests when critical votes are being taken at the State Capitol, when our team members are testifying before committee hearings, and when we need people to take action and contact their elected representatives.CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE NETWORKThe post Breaking: Heartbeat Bill Scheduled for Debate. Here’s What You Can Do appeared first on Nebraska Family Alliance.
A new amendment from a Republican co-sponsor of LB 626, the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, has put the bill in jeopardy.
Yesterday, Senator Merv Riepe unexpectedly filed an amendment seeking to change the heartbeat bill to allow abortions until 12 weeks of pregnancy. This amendment would cost 1,700 lives every year.
LB 626, as introduced, will protect babies when a heartbeat is present. This could stop 85% of abortions in our state and save 2,000 lives every year. In comparison, around 300 abortions are performed in Nebraska after 12 weeks.
Senator Riepe co-sponsored LB 626 when the bill was introduced and recently voted to advance the bill from the Health and Human Services Committee.
Now, Senator Riepe is questioning his support for the bill and filing amendments that would dramatically alter the bill and strip away life-saving protection for thousands of unborn babies.
We need 33 votes in support of LB 626 and cannot afford to lose a single supporter. Without Senator Riepe’s support, the bill is at risk of not passing.
Contact Senator Riepe and urge him to withdraw his proposed amendment to LB 626 and protect babies with beating hearts.
This is a historic opportunity for our state, and senators should be proud to stand for life.
Please be respectful and encourage Senator Riepe to remember that compassion, science, and the majority of Nebraskans support allowing babies with beating hearts to live.
TAKE ACTIONSenator Merv RiepeDistrict 12(402) 471-2623mriepe@leg.ne.govEMAIL SENATOR RIEPECALL SENATOR RIEPETALKING POINTSDear Senator Riepe,My name is [INSERT NAME], and I live in [INSERT CITY]. I am writing to urge you to support LB 626, withdraw your amendment to LB 626, and vote in support of the bill as written. * LB 626, as introduced, will put an end to 85% of abortions in Nebraska. Your amendment would strip away heartbeat protections for 1,700 preborn babies every year. * We must protect preborn children with their own beating hearts. Every innocent human life deserves protection, especially preborn babies with a detectable heartbeat. A heartbeat is a universal sign of life. * LB 626, as written, already has support from a large majority of the Nebraska Legislature and Governor Pillen. * Your amendment could jeopardize this year’s pro-life bill altogether. This would leave Nebraska’s current 20-week abortion law in place for at least another year and make Nebraska a “destination state” for out-of-state women seeking a late-term abortion. * Nebraska is a pro-life state. A recent statewide poll revealed that 58% of Nebraskans support a bill protecting preborn babies once a heartbeat is detected. * There is no question, scientifically or medically, that an unborn child in the womb is a distinct, individual human being with their own DNA and their own heartbeat.
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Two pro-abortion legislative resolutions that would undo Nebraska’s pro-life protections and enshrine abortion into Nebraska’s constitution have hearings scheduled this week.
Your voice is needed to help stop these radical proposals in committee and send a strong message to the Legislature that Nebraskans value human life and support women. Submit a comment in opposition to LR 18CA and LR 19CA before noon on Wednesday, March 15th, to be included in the official record.
If LR 18 CA and LR 19CA advance, every law in Nebraska that affirms life, offers pregnant women information, and prohibits gruesome abortion procedures would be in jeopardy.
LR 18CA LR 18CA would add “reproductive freedom” as a right under Article I of the Nebraska Constitution alongside “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
SUBMIT COMMENTS ON LR 18CAClick “Submit Comments Online For LR 18CA” in the center of the page. Select “Yes” under “Include Comment in Hearing Record,” fill out the form, and submit your comment as an “opponent.” You will receive an email asking you to confirm your comment.
LR 19CALR 19CA amends the Nebraska Constitution to prohibit the state from enforcing any pro-life laws that protect preborn children from abortion.
SUBMIT COMMENTS ON LR 19CAClick “Submit Comments Online For LR 19CA” in the center of the page. Select “Yes” under “Include Comment in Hearing Record,” fill out the form, and submit your comment as an “opponent.” You will receive an email asking you to confirm your comment.
Nebraska is a pro-life stateFor decades, pro-life lawmakers have courageously fought to reflect our pro-life values in state statutes by establishing:
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- The nation’s first-ever 20-week abortion ban (2010)
- A requirement for parents to be notified and consent to an abortion on a minor (2011)
- Choose life license plates that support families in need (2017)
- The Compassion and Care For Medically Challenging Pregnancies Act (2017)
- Commemorative birth certificates for babies lost to miscarriage (2018)
- The Abortion Pill Reversal Information Act (2019)
- A prohibition on dismemberment abortions on living, preborn babies (2020)
This session, the Nebraska Legislature is considering a bill that would protect even more lives by prohibiting abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. LB 626, the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, could stop 85% of abortions in Nebraska, saving 2,000 lives every year.
After Roe, life is winning, and states surrounding Nebraska have established strong pro-life protections. Nebraska is currently at high risk of becoming a “destination state” for out-of-state women seeking an abortion.
Abortion causes lasting harm to women and ends the lives of precious boys and girls. You can help advance a culture of life in Nebraska by submitting comments in opposition to LR 18CA and LR 19CA.
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We have exciting news to share! LB 626, the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, has been voted out of the Health and Human Services Committee.
This is a key step in the legislative process that paves the way for the bill to be taken up and debated by the full legislature in the coming weeks.
If passed into law, LB 626 will protect babies with heartbeats from abortion and save thousands of lives every year.
LEARN MORE ABOUT LB 626We are grateful to the state senators who voted in favor of science and the truth and advanced the bill out of committee. As LB 626 heads to the full body, we are calling on the rest of our legislators to protect the most vulnerable among us by sending this legislation to Governor Pillen for his signature.
The Health and Human Services Committee also advanced LB 574, the Let Them Grow Act, to protect children from gender transition drugs and surgeries.
LB 574 ensures children receive help not harm and treatment not transition by prohibiting puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender reassignment surgeries for minors.
These bills are opportunities to secure generational wins that will protect preborn babies and children in our state for decades to come.
Nebraska Family Alliance has provided testimony on 15 bills already this session, including several major proposals to protect and advance religious freedom, medical conscience rights, parental rights, and girls’ sports.
On Friday, we will be in the Revenue Committee supporting LB 606, the Nebraska Pregnancy Help Act, which will broaden support for pregnant women and parents in need by creating an annual $10 million tax credit for private donations to Pregnancy Help Organizations.
Your prayers, advocacy, and financial support inspire us to keep working to ensure Nebraska is a place where God is honored, families thrive, life is cherished, parental rights are protected, and religious liberty flourishes.
To learn more about all of the bills and issues NFA is working on this session, visit the NFA Bill Tracker.
We will provide more information and updates as we gain a clearer picture of when the Nebraska Heartbeat Act and other important bills will be coming up for debate and how and when you can take action.
Thank you for standing with NFA to advance family, freedom, and life!
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A Majority Of Nebraskans Support The Heartbeat Bill Headed To The Full LegislatureThe Nebraska Health and Human Services Committee advanced a measure to protect the lives of thousands of unborn children who have a beating heart. LB 626, sponsored by Senator Joni Albrecht, requires that a doctor, before proceeding with any abortion, first perform an ultrasound in accordance with standard medical procedure to listen for a fetal heartbeat. If a heartbeat is present, an abortion may not be performed.
Fifty-eight percent of likely voters support the law, based on new polling conducted by WPA Intelligence. Only one-third of voters oppose the bill. The poll also found the abortion-on-demand until-birth position held by the Biden-Harris Administration wildly unpopular amongst Nebraskans, with three-quarters rejecting that stance.
Charlotte Lozier Institute doctors were among those who testified on the bill, sharing the science of fetal heartbeat. Throughout their comments, the doctors revealed facts of development at six weeks gestation, including that an unborn baby has a steady heartbeat of 110 BPM. The presence of a heartbeat indicates that a baby has a remarkably high chance (up to 98%) of surviving to birth, they said.
SBA Pro-Life America’s Western Regional Director Adam Schwend commented:
“Today marks a major victory for the unborn in Nebraska and nationwide. As the first state in the country following the 2022 election to advance legislation to protect unborn babies with a heartbeat, we have the potential to save 2,000 lives every year and to be a shining example to other states that lack these protections.”
Nebraska pro-life leaders praised the committee’s passage, calling for the Legislature to send the legislation to the governor’s desk:
“Thank you to the Nebraska senators who voted in favor of the science and the truth and advanced The Nebraska Heartbeat Act out of committee. As LB 626 heads to the full body, we call on the rest of our legislators to protect the most vulnerable among us who have a beating heart by sending this legislation to Governor Pillen for his signature,” said Karen Bowling, Executive Director of Nebraska Family Alliance.
Sandy Danek, Executive Director of Nebraska Right to Life, said, “Today Nebraska took a giant step forward in valuing everyone’s rights, regardless of race, belief, socioeconomic status, or age—born and unborn. By limiting abortions to cases of rape, incest, and life of the mother when a heartbeat is detected, we will save thousands of innocent lives in Nebraska.”
“This legislation protects the two primary victims of abortion: the unborn child and the mother, who deserves better than abandonment to abortion,” said Marion Miner, Associate Director of Pro-Life & Family Policy at the Nebraska Catholic Conference. “This bill, along with pro-life safety net legislation that is being considered this session, will greatly advance support for and recognition of the dignity of Nebraska mothers.”
More than a dozen states have already taken action to protect life, with the potential to save more than 200,000 lives in the first year after the Dobbs Supreme Court decision. To review the most accurate and up-to-date science of human prenatal development at six weeks of pregnancy, visit Charlotte Lozier Institute’s groundbreaking VoyageOfLife.com resource.
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LB 626, The Nebraska Heartbeat Act, has been scheduled for a committee hearing on Wednesday, and now is the time to submit comment!
This bill will protect the lives of preborn babies by prohibiting abortion when a fetal heartbeat is present.
Your voice is needed to help advance the bill. Letters of support can be submitted online on the bill’s webpage. Senators can see each comment and how many total submissions have been made for and against the bill.
This is a huge opportunity for senators to see how much support exists for protecting preborn babies with heartbeats from abortion. Would you take two minutes to submit an online comment supporting LB 626?
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- STEP 1: Click here to access the LB 626 webpage on the legislature’s website.
- STEP 2: Click “Submit Comments Online For LB 626” in the center of the page.
- STEP 3: Select “Yes” under “Include Comment in Hearing Record,” fill out the form, and submit your comment as a “proponent.”
Comments must be submitted by Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at 12:00 PM (CST).
Passing LB 626 into law is NFA’s top priority. We will be providing testimony and are helping to organize and bring in expert witnesses from across the state and nation to testify in support.
SUBMIT COMMENTS ONLINESAMPLE LETTER & TALKING POINTS Please personalize your comments and mark “Yes” under “Include Comment in Hearing Record.”Chairman Hansen and members of the Health and Human Services Committee,I am writing to express my strong support for LB 626.* + A heartbeat is a universal sign of life. + There is no question, scientifically or medically, that an unborn child in the womb is a distinct, individual human being with their own DNA and their own heartbeat. + Abortion is currently legal in Nebraska up to 20 weeks gestation. Women and children deserve better. We can love them both by embracing life and empowering women. + Every parent remembers hearing their child’s heartbeat on an ultrasound for the first time. + Please see unborn children for who they are—girls and boys who should be celebrated, valued, and protected.
I urge the Committee to advance LB 626. Thank you for your time and consideration.SUBMIT COMMENTS ONLINEARE YOU PART OF OUR NETWORK?Subscribe to our email network to receive prayer and policy reports and occasional Action Alerts.Text subscribers will receive our most urgent prayer requests when critical votes are being taken at the State Capitol, when our team members are testifying before committee hearings, and when we need people to take action and contact their elected representatives.CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE NETWORKThe post Action Alert: Help Support the Nebraska Heartbeat Act appeared first on Nebraska Family Alliance.
Last week, Senator Joni Albrecht announced she would be bringing a bill to protect the lives of unborn babies by prohibiting abortion when a fetal heartbeat is present.
The Nebraska Heartbeat Act, LB 626, was officially introduced to the Nebraska Legislature today—and pro-abortion activist groups have already been mobilizing opposition to the bill.
Please contact your senator and urge them to support LB 626.
This is the first time our Legislature has been in session since Roe v. Wade was overturned, and senators are facing enormous pressure.
LB 626 represents the best opportunity we have to start protecting as many lives as we can today, and it is critical that senators start hearing from their constituents now.
Find your senator and urge them to support The Nebraska Heartbeat Act!SEARCHA heartbeat is a universal sign of life, and The Nebraska Heartbeat Act, LB 626, could stop 85% of abortions in our state and save 2,000 lives every year! Email or call your senator and urge them to protect babies with beating hearts and support LB 626.
A large number of state senators have already agreed to co-sponsor the bill. If you see your senator’s name listed here on page one of the bill, we still strongly encourage you to send them a note of encouragement and thanks for their support.
Thank you for being a voice for life in Nebraska.
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Today, State Senator Joni Albrecht announced she will be introducing two pro-life, NFA-supported bills to protect unborn children and support pregnant women and families in Nebraska.
At a press conference in the Nebraska Capitol Rotunda, the NFA team joined Senator Albrecht and a large group of pro-life senators, medical experts, and other supporters to unveil plans to introduce the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, which will protect the lives of unborn babies by prohibiting abortion when a fetal heartbeat is present.
This could stop 85% of abortions in our state and save 2,000 lives every year!
A heartbeat is a universal sign of life. Under the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, before performing an abortion, a physician must first perform an ultrasound and listen for a fetal heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, performing an abortion will be unlawful except in cases of rape, incest, and to save the life of the mother.
We envision a Nebraska where every life is celebrated, valued, and protected. And we won’t stop working towards that goal. This is what we can accomplish in our current Legislature this year to start saving as many lives as we can.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROPOSED LEGISLATIONSenator Albrecht will also be introducing the Nebraska Pregnancy Help Act, which will establish a new tax credit for donations to pregnancy help organizations that provide services that help women carry their pregnancy to term, encourage and enable parenting or adoption, and promote healthy childbirth.
The bill will allow for up to $10 million to be allocated in tax credits every year, which could dramatically increase support for organizations providing vital services to pregnant and parenting women in ways the government can’t.
This is the first time our Legislature has been in session since Roe v. Wade was overturned, and we now have the best opportunity we’ve had in 50 years to save lives and advance a culture of life!
We are proud to partner with Senator Albrecht and all of our courageous pro-life senators to provide significantly greater protection to unborn babies and increase support for parents and families in Nebraska.
In correlation with today’s press conference, NFA also released the findings of a new statewide poll showing that a strong majority of Nebraska voters want to protect unborn children with beating hearts and overwhelmingly reject abortion on demand.
VIEW THE PRO-LIFE POLLING RESULTS58% of likely voters support a law that would protect unborn children from abortion the moment their heartbeat can be detected, and 72% of likely voters oppose legislation that would allow abortion on demand until birth. Abortion is currently legal in Nebraska up to 20 weeks gestation.
Life is winning in Nebraska, and it’s time for our state legislature to see unborn children for who they are—girls and boys who should be celebrated, valued, and protected.
We will continue to keep you updated on important developments, including when the bills are formally introduced and how to contact your senator in support of these important pro-life bills.
Thank you for standing with us and helping create a culture of life in Nebraska.
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Despite having super-majority support from pro-life senators, the Nebraska Legislature remains just shy of the needed 33 votes. Simply put, without 33 pro-life senators, Nebraska’s abortion law will remain extreme, outdated, and inhumane.
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As debates around banning abortion become more prominent, including in Nebraska, it is critical that we separate fact from fiction. Laws banning abortion do not impact treatment for miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies, life-saving care for pregnant mothers, and IVF.
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The moment we have been praying for and working towards for nearly 50 years is finally here. Nebraska can now pass and uphold stronger pro-life laws that protect every life from abortion without being struck down by the courts.
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The moment we have been praying for and working towards for 50 years may finally be here: Roe v. Wade is on the cusp of being overturned. When we see the end of Roe, it won’t be the end of the pro-life movement. In Nebraska, abortion will still be legal up to 20 weeks even when Roe is overturned.
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If the court does officially overturn Roe—and we pray it will—the pro-life movement in Nebraska is ready to serve women facing unplanned pregnancies and their precious babies. This is the moment we have been working for since 1973.
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Pro-choice senators are preparing to filibuster the bill. We will need 33 senators to vote “Yes” on a motion to invoke cloture, which ends debate and allows the bill to go to a vote. The vote on Wednesday may come down to just two senators.
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The abortion industry is working hard to defeat this bill, and pro-choice senators are planning a filibuster, which will require the bill to receive 33 votes to pass. It is critical that senators hear from their constituents and see the support for LB 933 from across the state.
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LB 933, The Human Life Protection Act, would change that by providing legal protection from abortion to every unborn child the moment Roe is overturned. Please contact your state senator, and urge them to support the pull motion for LB 933.
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The NFA team will be at the Capitol on Thursday testifying in support of all three of these bills, but we are asking people to specifically submit an online comment for the public hearing record in support of LB 933, The Human Life Protection Act.
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Forty-nine years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down legal protections for the preborn in the Roe v. Wade decision. In a courageous proclamation, Governor Pete Ricketts urged Nebraskans to pray and declared January 22, 2022, a Statewide Day of Prayer to End Abortion.
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