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NEBRASKA (LifeSiteNews) – Six small towns in Nebraska will be voting this November on whether to effectively ban abortion in their jurisdictions, in hopes of building support for statewide action.
Nebraska Public Media reports that the towns of Arnold, Brady, Curtis, Hershey, Paxon, and Wallace all have ballot initiatives to empower citizens to sue anyone for committing an abortion within their jurisdiction, with some also extending to individuals who help facilitate abortions, such as by assisting with money or transportation.
The effort is fueled in large part by the volunteer work of Paxon-area Lutheran pastor Bill Forbes, who collects petition signatures, and Right to Life of East Texas director and preacher Mark Lee Dickson, who travels the country to build support for such measures.
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