( NewsNation ) — Nebraska voters headed to the polls will be shaping the state’s abortion policy as two contrasting ballot initiatives ask them to weigh in on the right to abortion access .
Nebraska is one of a record 10 states where abortion ballot measures will decide the future of abortion access following the overturning of Roe. v. Wade in 2022.
In mid-September, after hearing arguments in three lawsuits, the state supreme court decided to allow the competing measures on the ballot , unanimously stating that the two questions shared no more than a single connected legal subject.
Here’s a look at what Nebraska voters will be deciding in November:
Nebraska abortion initiatives
Ballot Initiative 434 would amend the state’s constitution to ban abortion after the first trimester except in cases of a medical emergency or if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. Doctors classify the first trimester as ending between 12 to 14 weeks of pregnancy.
The measure does not define what constitutes a medical emergency or indicate what would be required to confirm a pregnancy was a result of rape or incest. In many states , victims of rape or incest are required to provide proof of police involvement if they are seeking an abortion.