Earlier this month, Issue 1 was handily defeated by Ohio voters, setting up a vote in November that could enshrine abortion in that state's constitution. Now abortion forces in the Cornhusker State have begun the process of gathering signatures for a 2024 ballot initiative to amend the Nebraska constitution to permit abortion. The list of organizers behind the initiative include Planned Parenthood, I Be Black Girl (an Omaha-based pro-abortion group), and Nebraska Abortion Resources.
Sandy Danek of Nebraska Right to Life tells AFN the exact language of the proposal is not yet known.
"But it could guarantee the right to kill a child in Nebraska up to nine months of pregnancy," Danek warns. "We believe that's simply not consistent with values of most Nebraskans. A baby dies in an abortion, and the mother is left with the physical and emotional scars. So, we're very concerned about this effort on their part."
In other states, similar amendments have passed because abortion organizations are good at causing confusion among voters – a tactic Danek contends is done purposefully.
"A great deal of money comes into the state from outside of the state – even outside of the country – and they're charged with creating confusion and creating literal lies and deceit in order to get their own way," she explains. "So, we will have a tall order to try and battle against."
Proponents need to gather around 123,000 signatures from registered voters in 38 of 93 Nebraska counties to put the proposal on a future election ballot. According to LifeNews.com, the announcement about the signature campaign came just one week after a state judge ruled against a request from the abortion industry to block the state's 12-week abortion ban.
