Nebraska Resurrects 'Justifiable Homicide' Abortion Bill

Mother Jones:

A state legislator pushes a bill that's even more sweeping than the South Dakota proposal that sparked a national controversy.

— By Nick Baumann and Daniel Schulman

Just when abortion rights supporters thought they had beaten a controversial bill they believe would legalize the killing of abortion providers, it has cropped up again—this time in a more expansive form that has drawn the concern of law enforcement officials.

Last week, South Dakota's legislature shelved a bill, introduced by Republican state Rep. Phil Jensen, which would have allowed the use of the "justifiable homicide" defense for killings intended to prevent harm to a fetus. Now a nearly identical bill is being considered in neighboring Nebraska, where on Wednesday the state legislature held a hearing on the measure.

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Comments

[Lupis Noctum]

04:29 PM on 04/02/2011

Amusing how the legislation was cloaked in the idea that a woman defending her unborn child needs special protection to legally justify killing her attacker. Doesn't the woman already have the ostensible right to protect herself from attack, pregnant or not? Don't we all?

Once again we see that to the Republigoon a woman only really matters when she's involved in the production of the next generation's workforce...

[liberallibrarian]

04:00 PM on 03/01/2011

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Perish the thought, good sir. Dr. Dolittle mean anything to you? Anyway. I'm just saying you're a hy pocrit for saying "you should value all life", and not including animal life in that belief. Unless of course, you're a vegan who doesn't wear leather, or have any animal products in his home, and wouldn't hurt a fly or wasp or any living creature. I'm taking a wild guess that you're not a Buddhist.

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Newsflash: apparently the only people allowed to be of fend ed by a bill legalizing mur der are strict vegan Buddhists!

[Keyop]

08:35 AM on 02/27/2011

I want a bill legalizing killing gun providers even though guns are legal in this country like abortion.

[BMVB]

12:25 AM on 02/27/2011

I'm really curious about who actually elects these special strain of out of this world insane people into office. www.sportbloggers.com

[planetjeffy]

05:48 AM on 02/27/2011

we get the politicians we deserve

a slight revision of Timothy Leary's quote - "you get the drug that you deserve"

[IfIonlyknew]

12:06 AM on 02/27/2011

So when are these guys going to make it legal to stone the woman to death also.

[liberallibrarian]

04:01 PM on 03/01/2011

I'm sure they're working on it. :(

[IfIonlyknew]

04:17 PM on 03/01/2011

The Christian Taliban. http://www.christiantaliban.org/

[andnojusticeforanyone]

11:16 PM on 02/26/2011

Do all christian and conservative n#tters think that abortion providers run around forcing abortions on poor unsuspecting pregnant women?

[IfIonlyknew]

12:08 AM on 02/27/2011

They absolutely refuse to hold anyone else responsible.

[mickcastillo]

09:43 PM on 02/26/2011

Where do these people come from? Are they aware that there is a whole world out there?

[lmab]

11:04 PM on 02/26/2011

Most of them come from the tiny planet Wasilla. On a clear night, it can only be seen from Russia.

[mickcastillo]

11:53 PM on 02/26/2011

LOL! I would fan you again if I could! Thanx for the humor!

[KarateKid]

08:30 PM on 02/26/2011

I guess they never heard of the 5th Commandment, or choose to ignore it. They are no different than the _Islamic extremists.

[Javalation]

06:56 PM on 02/26/2011

What comes next, legalized killing of liberals?

[liberallibrarian]

02:44 PM on 02/27/2011

I'm sure they're working on it.

[sfwomanvoter]

06:26 PM on 02/26/2011

So a "devout Christian" introduces a bill to legalize killing people. What would Jesus think?

[IfIonlyknew]

12:10 AM on 02/27/2011

I think he said;Those that live by the sword shall die by the sword.

[goijra]

06:00 PM on 02/26/2011

Nebraska, is that east or west of Nazi Germany?

[Rangergirl]

10:26 PM on 02/26/2011

Looks West to me. Isn't this and the outragious Georgia legislator wanting to imprison or put to death women who have miscarriages? What is this Country coming to?

[LindaFS]

05:56 PM on 02/26/2011

Wow, Nebraska is a scary place. Don't need to plan any travel there anytime soon. Guess this lawmaker's district doesn't have unemployment issues or any of the other challenges voters really care about.

[Rangergirl]

10:24 PM on 02/26/2011

Thats next.

[CptFreakout]

05:51 PM on 02/26/2011

With that logic people who are pro choice have the right to kill pro life supporters out of a legitimate fear for there own safety . When you or a loved one is seeking abortion or planned parenthood advice and the pro lifers start acting threatening or bullying how do we know anyone of our family or friends wont be killed or wounded when they go after a provider of abortion or family planning ? .

[liberallibrarian]

02:43 PM on 02/27/2011

Exactly. But they'd probably claim that's different somehow.

[ThinkCreeps]

05:31 PM on 02/26/2011

Horton would presumably be thoroughly ashamed to be associated with the doubtless pro-death-penalty punter in the photo.