OMAHA- With the end of Roe V. Wade just months behind us, abortion is taking a front-and-center role this Legislative session. Current state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh has long been a supporter of abortion rights, with Planned Parenthood calling her a "pro-choice champion." The Senator's opponent, Christian Mirch, is endorsed by Nebraska Right to Life, but some question the candidate's real views on the issue.

In an interview held by News Channel Nebraska's Joe Jordan, Mirch was asked whether or not he would support abortion if a majority from his district believed in protecting it. Jim Jordan asked, "What would happen if, as you said you're pro-life, what would happen if the district came back, and they said we want you to vote that there be no restrictions on abortions?"

To which candidate Christian Mirch responded: "If that's what the majority of the district wanted, yes. Because I believe that we need our representatives to actually represent our district and constituents, not themselves or their personal views."

However, Jordan spoke with Sandy Danek, head of Nebraska Right to Life, who claimed she spoke with Mirch after the interview and determined that "Mirch is sincerely pro-life." She went on to state, "After having a conversation with him, that's not what I understood him to believe. That was not the discussion we had."

Sen. Cavanaugh responded to Mirch's statements by alleging that he is playing it both ways. "He's trying to answer the pro-life community how they want him to answer," said Cavanaugh, "and when he's at the doors being asked by the voters, he's being disingenuous. It's a very important and personal issue and people should be honest about it."

In a voter guide sent out by Nebraska Right to Life, Mirch is said to have affirmed his support for a "Right to Life" bill, and claimed that he would vote it into the floor of the Legislature. The voter guide does not state whether or not the candidate would speak with voters first.

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