Nebraska GOP governor would call special session to ‘do more to protect preborn babies’ if Roe v. Wade overturned

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) mentioned on Sunday that he’ll name for a particular session in his state’s legislature to “do extra to guard preborn infants” ought to the Supreme Courtroom finally determine to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Throughout an look on CNN’s “State of the Union,” co-host Dana Bash requested Ricketts if he thinks there ought to be exceptions for abortions within the instances of rape and incest.

“So, are you able to make clear? Do you assume that the state of Nebraska ought to require a younger woman who was raped to hold that being pregnant to time period?” Bash requested Ricketts. 

“So, Nebraska is a pro-life state. I imagine life begins at conception. And people are infants too,” Ricketts replied. “So, if Roe vs. Wade, which was a horrible constitutional resolution, will get overturned by the Supreme Courtroom, which we’re hopeful of, right here in Nebraska, we’re going to take additional steps to guard these preborn infants.”

Ricketts then mentioned he would name on Nebraska state Home Speaker Mike Hilgers (R) to enter a particular session “to guard preborn infants” with out entering into to element on what additional restrictions he would search on a lady’s entry to an abortion ought to it’s banned on the federal stage.

“So, if Roe is overruled and overturned, will you name a particular session instantly to ban abortion in Nebraska?” Bash requested Ricketts. 

“Effectively, if we do get that, Roe vs. Wade, overturned, we are going to take — I’ll work with our speaker of the legislature to work on a particular session and do extra to guard preborn infants,” Ricketts mentioned. “We should wait and see what that call is earlier than we will take additional steps, however that would definitely be my intention.”

Earlier this month, Politico obtained and revealed a draft opinion resolution that signaled the vast majority of justices would favor overturning the landmark 1973 resolution. If the federal regulation is overturned, greater than 20 states have mechanisms in place that might ban abortions.