Nebraska governor says he would call special session to ban abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Pete Ricketts, governor of Nebraska, speaks during the SelectUSA Investment Summit in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., on Thursday, June 21, 2018. Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Republican Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said Sunday he would call a special legislative session to "do more to protect pre-born babies" if Roe v. Wade is overturned."Nebraska is a pro-life state," Ricketts told CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday. "I believe life begins at conception. And those are babies too."
"So, if Roe vs. Wade, which was a horrible constitutional decision, gets overturned by the Supreme Court, which we're hopeful of, here in Nebraska, we're going to take further steps to protect those pre-born babies." Ricketts said if Roe is overturned, he will "work with our speaker of the legislature to work on a special session and do more to protect pre-born babies." He added, "We will have to wait and see what that decision is before we can take further steps, but that would certainly be my intention."The backdrop:
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