Competing abortion measures on the Nebraska ballot

Published: Sep 12, 2024 Duration: 00:01:25 Category: News & Politics

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STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS. WE COME ON TO THE AIR WITH SEVERAL BREAKING STORIES AT NOON. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I'M KALE SEARCY. THE NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT RULES COMPETING ABORTION MEASURES WILL BE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. THE DECISION COMES JUST DAYS AFTER JUSTICES HEARD ARGUMENTS IN THREE LAWSUITS ALLEGING BOTH INITIATIVES VIOLATE THE SINGLE SUBJECT RULE OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION. IN THE CONCLUSIONS, THE SUPREME COURT REJECTED THOSE ARGUMENTS, DETERMINING THAT BOTH MEASURES DO NOT INCLUDE MULTIPLE SUBJECTS AND BOTH CAN BE ON THE BALLOT. THE PROTECT THE RIGHT TO AN ABORTION PETITION MEASURE WOULD ENSHRINE IN THE STATE CONSTITUTION THE RIGHT TO HAVE AN ABORTION UNTIL VIABILITY. THE GROUP BEHIND THE MEASURE CALLED TODAY'S RULING A VICTORY FOR ALL NEBRASKANS. THEY SAY THEY'RE GRATEFUL THE SUPREME COURT AFFIRMED WHAT THEY'VE SAID FROM THE BEGINNING. QUOTE, LET THE PEOPLE VOTE. THE THOMAS MORE SOCIETY FILED ONE OF THE LAWSUITS AGAINST THE ABORTION EXPANSION BALLOT MEASURE. SENIOR COUNSEL MATT HEFFRON RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING HE IS CONCERNED THE NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT ALLOWED A, QUOTE, INTENTIONALLY DECEPTIVE INITIATIVE TO GO BEFORE NEBRASKANS FOROR A VOTE. AGAIN, THERE ARE TWO ABORTION MEASURES ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT THE PROTECT WOMEN, CHILDREN PETITION MEASURE WOULD WRITE THE STATE'S CURRENT 12 WEEK ABORTION

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