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LANCASTER COUNTY, Nebraska (LifeSiteNews) – Nebraska can enforce its law against abortions after 12 weeks and protect minors from surgical and chemical mutilation, a state judge ruled recently.
District Court Judge Lori Maret upheld Legislative Bill 574 which prohibits “gender-altering surgery” for minors, such as mastectomies and genital surgeries, while requiring the state’s chief medical officer – Dr. Timothy Tesmer, an appointee of Governor Jim Pillen – to issue regulations on the use of transgender drugs.
There are some exceptions in the bill, such as allowing the use of unscientific and dangerous drugs by gender-confused teens already taking them to continue.
The law also protects preborn babies from elective abortions at 12 weeks’ gestation, as previously reported by LifeSiteNews.
Judge Maret’s August 11 ruling also tossed Planned Parenthood’s medical officer from the case, concluding Dr. Sarah Traxler’s claim she will suffer injury is only “speculative.” An appeal of the judge’s ruling is expected, but the laws can go into effect while the case proceeds.
Planned Parenthood and the ACLU tried to get the legislation blocked, partially because the leftist groups claimed
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