Jessica Versaw, 33, thought Lincoln, Nebraska, was a great place to live. It is a college community where she has a supportive circle of family and friends. Since the decision, she has spent a lot of time pondering what a post-Roe Nebraska will look like.
Ms. Versaw is a software designer and now she is considering moving out of state. Although abortion is legal, Gov. Pete Ricketts (a Republican) has stated that he will push to ban it, even in cases involving rape.
“We thought it was enough to live somewhere that’s this blue dot in a red state,” she said. “But if the state is going to leave us behind, then we will leave it.”
Abbey Ragain (23-year-old Lincoln girl) said that she had heard from her friends in other states about abortion access being threatened or banned and was even more determined fight for similar rights in Nebraska.
“We aren’t working towards a future, or living in a state that protects existing lives,” she said.
Emily Ross, 33, is a project manager in a Greensburg manufacturing plant. She has never considered herself politically active. She feels compelled now to join a political campaign to elect a Democratic governor for the fall election. If Roe could be overturned, would the Supreme Court take on contraception next — even the morning-after pill?
“I’m really concerned about what the future could be, because this is Step 1,” she said. “I don’t care what anyone says: There are a lot of liberties we thought we had, and I don’t think they will exist come five years from now unless we make serious changes.”
Source: NY Times
