Nebraska governor says young incest survivors should be forced to carry pregnancy

The Republican governor of Nebraska, Pete Ricketts, has said that he would outlaw all abortions with no exception for rape and incest survivors if the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade.

He added that he will call a special session to take “further steps” to “protect preborn babies” as he deemed Roe v Wade a “horrible decision”.

“Nebraska is a pro-life state. I believe in life against conceptions and those are babies too,” Mr Ricketts told CNN’s Dana Bash when asked if he thinks a young girl who was raped should carry that pregnancy to term.