| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for Sunday May 21, 2023 ( 3 items ) |
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ACLU OF NEBRASKA: MEDIA STATEMENT ON COMBINED BAN MOVING FORWARD
LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 18 (TNStalk) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska issued the following statement on May 16, 2023:
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New restrictions on abortion access and health care for young transgender Nebraskans are now just one round of debate away from heading to Gov. Jim Pillen's desk.
Tonight, Nebraska state senators ended debate on the proposed restrictions with a 33 - 14 vote, reaching the exact number needed to overcome a filibuster. They then adopted an amendment and adv
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ACLU OF NEBRASKA: VOTE WON'T BE FINAL WORD ON ABORTION, TRANS RIGHTS
LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 20 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska issued the following news release on May 19, 2023:
Nebraska state senators narrowly overcame a filibuster and approved new restrictions on abortion access and transgender adolescents' health care.
Hundreds of Nebraskans filled the State Capitol Rotunda ahead of the final vote on LB 574, urging and pleading senators to vote no on the combined ban, chanting "keep your bans off our bodies" and "save our lives."
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Human Rights Campaign Condemns Nebraska Legislature's Super-Sized Attack on Healthcare Following Passage of Discriminatory Bill Banning Gender Affirming Care and Restricting Abortion
LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 20 (TNSgov) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release:
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) -- the nation's largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization -- blasted members of the Nebraska legislature for passing LB 574, a super-sized healthcare discrimination bill that, if signed by the Governor, would not only prohibit transgender youth from receiving age-appropriate, best practice gender affirming healthcare, b
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