Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts: We Must End the “Culture of Death” and “Protect the Unborn”

For decades, the abortion industry has pushed the mantra that abortion is a human right. They’ve tried their best to normalize a culture of death, where the most vulnerable among us have fallen victim to the lie that one person’s so-called right to privacy trumps the right of another to live.

The infamous Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade gave false credibility to their movement. But in less than four months, the Supreme Court could finally overturn Roe v. Wade.

There’s never been a more exciting time to be prolife.

The Supreme Court’s ruling could return the ability to regulate abortion to the states. If they do, Nebraska must be ready to protect the unborn.

This week, our legislature is considering pro-life legislation that will take effect the moment Roe v. Wade is undone.

Senator Joni Albrecht has introduced LB 933, the Human Life Protection Act, which would ban abortion in Nebraska immediately after Roe v. Wade is overturned.

Many in our legislature have recognized its importance. Speaker Mike Hilgers has made it his priority bill, and over 20 additional senators have added their names to LB 933 to show their full support of it. Even so, liberals on the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee (Senators Lathrop, DeBoer, McKinney, Morfeld, and Pansing Brooks) are blocking this bill from being debated on the floor…. (Excerpt from LIFENEWS.COM)