LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) A Nebraska lawmaker who sponsored a failed total abortion ban last year announced Wednesday that she will introduce a new bill this week that would ban abortion once cardiac activity can be detected in an embryo, which is generally around the sixth week of pregnancy.
A second bill to outlaw most abortions in Nebraska after six weeks has been proposed by a lawmaker who sponsored a similar, unsuccessful bill in the previous legislative session.
A Nebraska lawmaker who sponsored a failed total abortion ban last year announced Wednesday that she will introduce a new bill this week that would ban abortion once cardiac activity can be detected in an embryo, which is generally around the sixth week of pregnancy.