LINCOLN- Despite the fact that Gov. Ricketts was unable to convene a special session to discuss the issue, two Nebraska Senators believe abortion will be one of the most important issues discussed in next year's 90-day legislative session.

Sen. Tom Brandt, of Plymouth, believes that the issue should be cleared up quickly to save Nebraska a "hundred thousand dollars." He stated, "If we'd had a special session, it probably would have been in September. We're coming back in January, anyway...we're reasonably confident this will be at the forefront of the session...and you will have 16 to 18 new senators there, also. It would have been difficult, probably...to pass something with the existing body...let's learn from other states, Idaho, Texas, Tennessee."

The striking down of the abortion ban in Kansas was surprising to Sen. Myron Dorn, who also believes abortion will be one of, if not the most pressing issue the legislature will tackle come January. "I didn't expect it to turn out that way. I expected it to be close, but just because of what the makeup of...Kansas is...and to have that ballot issue turn out the way that it did...afterwards, I did understand it, but before I was just kind of expecting an outcome, and that didn't come about," stated Sen. Dorn.

Both Senators expect several approaches to be floated around by both sides of the legislature, with differing levels of restrictions, or lack thereof. Sen. Brandt who was in Wichita, Kansas just weeks before the anti-abortion initiative was shot down, saw different perspectives on the issue, and agreed with some voters there that there must be some level of "reasonableness" in regard to rape, incest, and the life of the mother.

One of the biggest factors that must be considered when discussing the fate of abortion in Nebraska is the upcoming elections, which may make or break certain Senator's attempts to ban it or not.

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