Nebraska Governor Signs Radical Bill Banning Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed a bill Monday banning abortion after 12 weeks and gender-affirming care for minors, a one-two punch of losing human rights. The bill passed the state legislature last week. The chamber had failed last month to pass a six-week abortion ban after two typically anti-abortion senators voted “present.” Republicans then successfully passed the 12-week ban by folding it into an anti-trans bill. The measure is “the most significant win for the social conservative agenda in over a generation in Nebraska. I think that’s something we need...