Voters back Nebraska’s ban on abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy and reject a competing measure
A majority of voters supported a measure enshrining the state’s current ban on abortion after the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the state constitution. The measure will also allow for further restrictions.
In dueling Nebraska abortion initiatives, 12-week ban approved, right to abortion rejected
Voters approved Initiative 434, which adds a ban on abortions after the first trimester into the Nebraska Constitution. Voters rejected Initiative 439, which would have enshrined the right to abortion.
Nebraska voters opt to keep 12-week abortion ban in place
Nebraska voters faced opposing abortion proposals on the ballot and chose to keep the state’s current law and enshrine it into the constitution.
Nebraskans Vote To Codify Abortion Ban Into State Constitution
In the only state with competing abortion measures, voters decided to enshrine the state's current 12-week ban into the state constitution.
Nebraska votes to codify current abortion restrictions in the state constitution
Nebraska voters approved a ballot measure enshrining current abortion restrictions in the state's constitution, NBC News projects, a setback for reproductive rights advocates in the red state.
AP Race Call: Nebraska Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment Enshrining 12-Week Abortion Ban
Nebraska voters approved a ballot measure to write the state’s current 12-week abortion ban into the state constitution
Nebraska passes abortion-restrictions amendment, bucking national trend
Nebraska voters faced a first-in-the-nation test Tuesday by voting on two competing constitutional amendments on abortion in the same election — and they appeared poised to buck the national trend by favoring abortion restrictions.
AP Race Call: Nebraska voters reject constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights
Nebraska voters rejected a ballot measure to expand abortion rights in the state. The measure would have enshrined in the Nebraska Constitution the right to have an abortion until viability, or later to protect the health of the pregnant woman.
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