Nebraska GOP governor would call special session to ‘do more to protect preborn babies’ if Roe v. Wade overturned

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) said on Sunday that he will call for a special session in his state’s legislature to “do more to protect preborn babies” should the Supreme Court ultimately decide to overturn Roe v. Wade.

During an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” co-host Dana Bash asked Ricketts if he thinks there should be exceptions for abortions in the cases of rape and incest.

“So, can you clarify? Do you think that the state of Nebraska should require a young girl who was raped to carry that pregnancy to term?” Bash asked Ricketts.

“So, Nebraska is a pro-life state. I believe life begins at conception. And those are babies too,” Ricketts replied. “So, if Roe vs. Wade, which was a horrible constitutional decision, gets overturned by the Supreme Court, which we’re hopeful of, here in Nebraska, we’re going to take further steps to protect those preborn babies.”