This piece by Julie Burkhart, Dr. Tiller's right-hand woman, was first published on RH Reality Check earlier today.
What's happening in Nebraska right now isn't local. Abortion rights opponents are trying to shut down Dr. Carhart, one of four health care providers still performing specialized late-term procedures in the United States: it's a national issue that affects us all. Last night the state legislature took its first vote on a bill, LB 1103, to ban virtually all abortions past 20 weeks, passing it 38-5. (LB 1103 will need to go through two more rounds to become law.)