PROTECT OUR RIGHTS STATEMENT ON GOV. PILLEN’S DESPERATE, MISLEADING & PROPAGANDA-FILLED PRESS CONFERENCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 22, 2024
MEDIA CONTACT: media@protectourrights.com
“Desperate. Misleading. Propaganda. Those are the words that describe Gov. Pillen’s emergency press conference on miscarriage and ectopic pregnancies earlier today. We heard Gov. Pillen dodge questions about a total abortion ban which he has promised in the state. We witnessed the chief medical officer admit confusion among medical providers about how to implement the ban and provide needed care to patients. Worst of all, we saw state leaders–the majority of whom were men— have the audacity to minimize the suffering that Nebraska women and families have endured after receiving a fatal fetal diagnosis by calling the decision to terminate a pregnancy ‘easy’ and denying that it happens at all. It’s a lie, and it’s offensive to the Nebraska women who’ve been forced to bleed out or flee the state to get care.
Nebraskans shouldn’t be fooled Gov. Pillen used his leadership position to attempt to clean up the mess, confusion, and true pain that this government abortion ban has inflicted on Nebraskans. Initiative 434 will make this ban permanent and leave the door open for politicians to force other restrictions on reproductive care. The only way to end political interference and put decisions about reproductive health and pregnancy back where they belong is to vote against Initiative 434 and vote for Initiative 439.”
WHAT: Protect Our Rights - Initiative 439 Virtual Press Briefing
WHEN: Tuesday, October 12 at 3:30 pm CDT
WHERE: Zoom RSVP here or to media@protectourrights.com
WHO: Protect Our Rights, reproductive health and fertility specialists, and Nebraska women who were denied care and had to flee the state due to the current abortion ban.
For urgent media requests, please contact media@protectourrights.com
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