News

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen Signs 12-Week Abortion Ban, Limits On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) signed a bill banning abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy and limiting gender-affirming care for people younger than 19 — minors according to Nebraska law.

The bill includes exceptions for rape, incest and instances that threaten the life of the mother. It also restricts people under 19 from receiving gender-confirming surgery and taking hormone treatments and puberty blockers.

Pillen is the latest Republican governor to sign legislation that targets reproductive and LGBTQ rights. Before signing the bill, he described it as “the most significant win for social conservative agenda in over a generation of Nebraska.”

The law has received criticism. Mindy Rush Chapman, the head of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska, criticized the bill in a statement. “The governor’s decision to sign these sweeping restrictions into law betrays a total disregard for Nebraskans’ freedom, health and well-being,” she said.

Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter!

A week of political news in your in-box.
We find the news you need to know, so you don't have to.

“Just as we have seen in other states, these bans will result in significant harm, most intensely hurting already vulnerable communities.”

The abortion ban takes effect immediately, while the restrictions on gender-affirming care take effect in October.

Quinn Casey

Quinn Casey is a rising junior at Williams College. He is a political science and studio art double major and leadership studies concentration from Scranton, Pa. He is a political reporting intern. Email: tqc1@williams.edu.

Share
Published by
Quinn Casey

Recent Posts

Egged On By Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorists, Trump Wants To Visit Fort Knox To Make Sure Gold Is Still There

President Donald Trump wants to personally visit Fort Knox, which holds the United States Bullion…

23 mins ago

Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful’ Budget Bill Shifts Resources From Nation’s Poorest To Weathiest, CBO Says

Despite two Republicans crossing the aisle to side with every Democrat voting no, President Donald…

2 hours ago

VIDEO: Sen. Joni Ernst Justifies GOP Cuts To Medicare At Iowa Town Hall: ‘Well, We All Are Going to Die’

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XoYMPUgCLx4 During a town hall on May 30, Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst (R) responded to…

7 hours ago

HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says He’ll Ban Agency Scientists From Publishing Findings In Prestigious Medical Journals

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threatened to prohibit government scientists…

1 day ago

As He Exits Administration, Elon Musk Criticizes Trump Budget Bill For Exploding Deficit

Elon Musk took to social media to criticize the Republican budget bill that recently passed…

1 day ago

Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff Uses Kremlin Interpreters For Meetings With Russian President Putin

Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's special envoy for the Middle East, has relied on Kremlin…

1 day ago