Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion

The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld a law restricting access to both medical care for transgender youth and abortion. The ruling came Friday in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union representing Planned Parenthood of the Heartland. The ACLU argued that the hybrid law passed last year violates a state constitutional requirement for legislative bills to stick to a single subject. The state argued there was no violation because both issues fall under health care. Lawmakers added the 12-week abortion ban to an existing bill dealing with gender-related care only after a proposed six-week ban failed to defeat a filibuster.

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Nebraskaโ€™s new law limiting abortion and trans healthcare is argued before the state Supreme Court

The Nebraska Supreme Court is considering arguments made in a lawsuit challenging a law passed last year that combines a 12-week abortion ban with restrictions on gender-affirming care for those under 19.

The Seattle Times
Nebraskans Ask State Supreme Court to Overturn Abortion, Trans Care Restrictions

The regulations were combined into one bill, which opponents say violates the state constitution's requirement for all bills to be single-subject.

Advocate.com
Legislature takes up abortion, transgender bills again - North Platte Bulletin

With the state budget bill advancing, Nebraska's legislature is poised to take up two controversial measures that have been married into one bill.

North Platte Bulletin
Could 'single subject rule' trip up merger of abortion and anti-trans bills? | Nebraska Examiner

Could "single subject rule" in the Nebraska Constitution block the pairing of abortion bill and bill blocking gender-affirming procedures?

Nebraska Examiner