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Nebraska Abortion Laws<\/h1>\n
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Abortion is legal in Nebraska until the 12th week of pregnancy. After that, abortion is legal only in cases involving a medical emergency or where the pregnancy resulted from sexual assault or incest.<\/p>\r\n

Nebraska Abortion Laws After <\/b>Dobbs<\/i><\/h2>\r\n

In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization<\/i><\/a>. The Court overturned Roe v. Wade<\/i>, the 1973 case that held that federal privacy rights included the right to decide whether to terminate a pregnancy. The Court’s decision in Dobbs<\/i> returned the power to states to regulate or ban abortion.<\/p>\r\n

Over the decades since Roe<\/i>, the Nebraska Legislature has passed several abortion restrictions. In 2023, Nebraska lawmakers enacted a 12-week abortion ban. The law has exceptions in cases that involve a medical emergency or where the pregnancy results from sexual assault or incest. The definition of abortion does not include:<\/p>\r\n