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Nebraska hearing on bill to provide criminal, civil immunity for pregnancy outcomes draws sharp debate
Summary
Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh introduced LB 53 to provide criminal and civil immunity for pregnancy outcomes that do not result in live birth, telling the Judiciary Committee the bill aims to ensure people seeking medical care for pregnancy complications are not investigated or prosecuted.
Senator Machaela Cavanaugh introduced LB 53 to the Judiciary Committee as a measure to provide criminal and civil immunity for a woman whose pregnancy “results in an outcome that does not result in a live birth,” including miscarriage and other non‑live birth outcomes.
Cavanaugh told the committee that the bill “is intended to assure people that they will not be in jeopardy if they seek medical care for complications relating to pregnancy” and cited national examples in which people were investigated or charged after pregnancy loss. She framed the bill as parallel to existing…
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