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The speaker of the legislature scheduled the final reading on LB 574 for Friday afternoon. Since it has an emergency clause, it could go into effect as early as Saturday.
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The bill ties together restrictions that Republicans across the U.S. have been pushing
Opponents called supporters of the bill, targeting gender-affirming care and abortion, cheaters and cowards after not having "the courage to face your victims in the rotunda."
LB 574 is one vote away from Gov. Pillen's desk — the bill bans gender-affirming surgeries for people under 19, and an amendment bans abortions at 12 weeks.
State Sen. Ben Hansen proposed a 12-week abortion ban, as opposed to the six-week ban that stalled two weeks ago.