Gov. Pillen holds press conference to address misinformation regarding abortion procedures in Nebraska [Video]

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Campaign ads on TV from the two supporting abortion initiatives set to appear on Nebraska’s ballot in November sparked a press conference from the governor.

Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Jim Pillen, joined by Timothy Tesmer, the chief medical officer for the Department of Health and Human Services, among other healthcare professionals, spoke at the State Capitol about what they called “misinformation” being spread around Nebraska.

That misinformation: that abortion procedures are illegal for physicians to perform even in the life-threatening instances of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy.

“We want to make sure Nebraska women know the truth,” Pillen said. “I want to make sure all women in Nebraska know they can get proper and professional medical care in our state when dealing with a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy.”

Pillen and others said that TV ads, along with physicians not fully understanding the current law, has created this confusion …