LINCOLN - One month after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Gov. Pete Ricketts has yet to give any indication that he will call for a special session to debate further abortion restrictions in Nebraska, leading some lawmakers to doubt it will happen at all.

Following a leaked draft opinion indicating the high court was prepared to strike down the 1973 ruling that established nationwide abortion rights, Speaker of the Legislature Mike Hilgers said he would work with the governor to call a special session.

Ricketts, however, said he would wait for the court's official opinion before making a decision. Following the June 24 final ruling, the governor announced he would speak with Hilgers about what abortion policies could pass in the Legislature.

Since then, Ricketts has kept quiet and held back from commenting on the probability of a special session.

Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, an abortion rights supporter who opposes a special session, said she was surprised that one was not immediately called upon the official announcement.

Cavanaugh now believes that a special session is "less likely than not," but she is "prepared to go at any time," she said.

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