Unborn babies with disabilities would be discriminated against by legislation proposed in Nebraska, opponents say.
The bill, LB 1109, targets unborn babies with certain handicaps by allowing abortion for up to 22 weeks of gestation. If the bill were passed and signed into law, babies diagnosed with often-fatal fetal anomalies, such as Trisomy 13 or 18, would have less protection from abortion. Trisomy 13 and Trisomy 18 are genetic disorders in which an extra chromosome 13 or 18 causes severe developmental delays.
Nebraska law currently restricts abortion after 12 weeks of gestation, but Legislative Bill 1109, proposed by state Sen. Merv Riepe, a Republican, would “provide for an exception for an abortion in the case of a fatal fetal anomaly.”
Riepe described LB 1109 as a “cleanup bill” that makes the 12-week ban “more reasonable and…
