New Billboards Across Nebraska Expose the Dangers of the State's Abortion Ban as Women Face Prosecution
OMAHA, NE – Today, five new billboards across Nebraska's second Congressional District are highlighting the harms of the state's abortion ban, as women seeking abortion face prosecution in the state. These billboards will be followed by digital ads and more as Free & Just continues to highlight the impact in Nebraska and across the country of the harm of extreme abortion bans in post-Dobbs America.The billboards from Free & Just follow the sentencing of a Nebraska teen who used abortion pills to terminate a pregnancy in April 2022. The teen was sentenced to 90 days in jail for terminating her pregnancy beyond the state's prior 20-week abortion ban, and her mother faces up to five years in prison for assisting her then 17 year old daughter in terminating her pregnancy.
Abortion in Nebraska is banned after 12 weeks, and women may face criminal charges for seeking care beyond this period. This case also signals the state's intent to prosecute those who help a patient seeking abortion care, a dangerous and alarming trend observed in other states like Idaho and Texas.
As the new billboards go up across NE-02, Chrystian Woods, Senior Campaign Director at Free & Just released the following statement:
"Nebraskans need to know just how far anti-abortion extremists in their state are willing to go to punish women who have abortions. These billboards expose the cruel and dangerous nature of prosecuting people seeking abortion care, and are a stark reminder of what's at stake for women across the country as legislatures continue to pass extreme abortion bans."
The billboards are located at five locations across Omaha:
S/S I-80 w/o 99TH STREET - FW
S/S I-80 .3m w/o 42ND STREET - FW
S/S I-80 w/o 99TH STREET - FE
NW CORNER of 108TH & MAPLE - FE
S/S I-80 .2m w/o 72ND STREET - FE
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