Nebraska State Sen. Merv Riepe proposes less stringent, 12-week abortion ban
LINCOLN — The path to passage for a proposed ban on Nebraska abortions after an ultrasound detects cardiac activity ran into a Ralston-sized roadblock on Wednesday.
Ralston State Sen. Merve Riepe, a former hospital administrator who supported previous efforts to restrict abortion, proposed amending the restriction in Legislative Bill 626 to instead make abortions illegal after 12 weeks.
Nebraska State Sen. Merv Riepe, District 12. (Photo by Craig Chandler.)
He said he and other senators who oppose abortion but prefer a “measured approach” want to discuss an alternative to the “heartbeat bill,” which sponsors have said would essentially ban abortions after about six weeks of gestation.
“I wish we would’ve had the debate before things got introduced, but we didn’t,” he said. “Sometimes you’ve got to do what it takes when something deserves a discussion.”
Riepe said he filed the amendment and walked over to explain his reasons for filing it to State Sen. Joni Albrecht of Thurston, who sponsored LB 626. Riepe was a co-sponsor of the more restrictive bill.
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