Nebraska 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Nebraska Legislature Bill LB53 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 02/28/2025

                    One Hundred Ninth Legislature - First Session - 2025
Introducer€s Statement of Intent
LB53
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Chairperson: Senator Carolyn Bosn
Committee: Judiciary
Date of Hearing: March 06, 2025
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The following constitutes the reasons for this bill and the purposes which are sought to be
accomplished thereby:
LB 53 would provide for criminal and civil immunity for any woman whose pregnancy results in any outcome
that does not result in a live birth. This bill is necessary to assure those who are pregnant and in need of
necessary maternal care, they will not be investigated or prosecuted for miscarriages.
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Principal Introducer:________________________________
Senator Machaela Cavanaugh
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