Photos: The scene after Nebraska's six-week abortion ban fails to advance
Take a look at the scene in the Rotunda after a bill seeking to ban abortions in Nebraska after six weeks fails to advance.
Omaha Sen. Megan Hunt (right) hugs a supporter after a bill seeking to ban abortion in Nebraska after about six weeks failed to advance Thursday.
Omaha Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh (middle) hugs supporters after a bill seeking to ban abortion in Nebraska after about six weeks failed to advance Thursday.
Opponents of LB626 celebrate in the Rotunda Thursday after the bill fails to advance after failing one vote short of cloture. The bill sought to ban abortions in Nebraska after about 6 six weeks.Â
Omaha Sen. Megan Hunt (from left), Omaha Sen. Jen Day and Omaha Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh are cheered by supporters in the Rotunda after a bill seeking to ban abortions in Nebraska after about six weeks failed to advance Thursday.
Omaha Sen. Merv Riepe ponders during debate on a bill that would have banned abortions in Nebraska after about six weeks. Riepe, a co-sponsor of the bill, did not vote for cloture.
Opponents of LB626, which would have banned abortions in Nebraska after about six weeks, celebrate in the Rotunda after the bill fails to get the votes necessary to invoke cloture on Thursday.
Cheers erupt in the Rotunda after a bill that would have banned abortions in Nebraska after about six weeks failed to get the votes necessary to invoke cloture on Thursday.
A bill that would have banned abortion after about six weeks failed to advance Thursday, keeping abortion legal until 20 weeks after fertilization with some restrictions in Nebraska.
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