LINCOLN — Speaker Mike Hilgers announced that he will work with Gov. Pete Ricketts to quickly call a special session if, as is expected, the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the landmark abortion rights ruling, Roe v. Wade.

State Sen. Mike Hilgers spoke this week on a Supreme Court opinion draft that was leaked which indicated the court would be overturning Roe v. Wade.

A bill that would have immediately banned abortion in Nebraska upon the Roe v. Wade decision was debated last month but died at the end of the 2022 session after it was blocked by a filibuster.

“If the court overturns Roe and Casey, and Nebraska reclaims its constitutional ability to prohibit abortion, I will work with the governor to schedule a special session to protect the unborn,” he said.

Hilgers, a former law clerk for a federal judge, added that the unauthorized leak of the opinion was "both unfathomable and unconscionable."

The leader of the filibuster against LB933, Sen. Megan Hunt, promised to make the potential special session, "the most painful and excruciating political experience my colleagues have ever had.”

“Banning abortion care won’t end abortion, it will just make it unsafe for people who need this care,” Hunt said. It will also “criminalize” the patients and doctors trying to make the best decisions for their health and families, she said.

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