RICKETTS SAYS HE WOULD SUPPORT ABORTION BAN, INCLUDING IN CASES OF RAPE OR INCEST

LINCOLN- Gov. Pete Ricketts voiced support for an abortion ban in Nebraska, including in cases of rape and incest, and repeated his intent to call a special legislative session to take up the matter if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. 

Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday morning, Ricketts said Nebraska would take “further steps to protect those preborn babies” if the court strikes down Roe, which the governor called “a horrible constitutional decision,” according to a transcript of the interview.

Host Dana Bash then asked the Nebraska governor if that would apply to cases of rape or incest.

“They’re still babies, too,” Ricketts said. “Yes, they’re still babies.”

Ricketts reaffirmed his commitment to work with Speaker of the Legislature Mike Hilgers to call a special session on abortion if Roe is overturned.

“Nebraska is a pro-life state. I believe life begins at conception. And those are babies, too,” Ricketts said Sunday.

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