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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 [...]

Debate for the 2nd Round of LB626 - Nebraska Heartbeat Act, begins THIS THURSDAY, April 27th at 9 am. Voting will be that afternoon at 1:30 PM. Senators advanced the bill through the first round of debate on April 12th with 33 votes, the *exact* number [...]

National  |  Steven Ertelt  |   Apr 21, 2023   |   7:01PM   |  Washington, DC The Supreme Court is allowing continued sales of the dangerous abortion pill that kills babies and has killed and injured women. The vote was 7-2, with Justices Clarence Thomas [...]

‘Catholics at the Capitol’  21 April 2023 By Paige BrownNebraska Catholic Conference Pictured from Left to Right in the Photo: Judy Westin, Shelly Chlopek & Connie Consbruck at Catholics at the Capitol April 12 to support LB 626 The Nebraska Heartbeat Act, being debated today in [...]

The Supreme Court extended its temporary block on a lower court decision on the abortion pill today for another two days — meaning it will issue a ruling Friday on a lower court ruling banning mail-order abortions and putting safety measures in place to protect women [...]