LINCOLN- Gov. Jim Pillen spent Tuesday seeking to explain how Nebraska physicians should care for ectopic pregnancies and miscarriages while wading into the waters of competing abortion-related ballot measures. Pillen did not directly refer to either ballot measure at a news conference with four medical providers, Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly, and the state chief medical officer. State law prohibits elected officials from directly using state resources for campaigning. Pillen held his press conference in the governor’s hearing room at the State Capitol.

The group made clear they were speaking against a “political agenda for abortion.” They said they were seeking to fight “misinformation” about ectopic pregnancies or miscarriages, but declined to specify where they had heard the “misinformation” other than “in media” and “on TV.” Ads promoting the abortion rights ballot issue offered by Protect Our Rights feature doctors who say Nebraska patients struggle to get certain types of care for nonviable pregnancies or in emergencies.

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