Nebraska Supreme Court upholds bans on abortion at 12 weeks, 'gender-altering procedures' under 19

The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday upheld a state law (LB 574) that includes restrictions on abortion and so-called gender-affirming health care for minors. 

The court ruled the law does not violate a state constitutional amendment that requires bills to apply to a single subject, according to the Associated Press. 

The state’s highest court acknowledged in its ruling that abortion and gender-affirming care “are distinct types of medical care” but said the law does not violate Nebraska’s single-subject rule because both abortion and transgender health fall under the subject of medical care, the wire service also reports. 

The lawsuit was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union representing Planned Parenthood of the Heartland.