On to LB814, the D&E abortion ban. Senators will debate for 90 minutes. Sen. Hunt says the work of these 17 end days of the session, including this bill, is "beneath the dignity of the work we are called here to do."
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Sen. Hilgers says nothing could be further from the truth that this bill (LB814) is unconstitutional.
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Sen. Cavanaugh tells senators none them, male or female, have any part of any decisions on procedures that go on between a pregnant woman and her doctor.
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Sen. Geist: This is not a ban on abortion. It is a humanitarian bill. It's the most common second-trimester procedure, but not in this state.
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Cloture on the D&E abortion bill on living fetuses passes on a 34-8 vote. 33 votes needed.
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The bill (LB814) advances to final reading on a voice vote.
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