‘This was unexpected’: abortion bans blocked in Nebraska and South Carolina

Six-week ban blocked in Nebraska while South Carolina senators reject bill that would have banned nearly all abortions in the state

Abortion rights campaigners won notable victories in Nebraska and South Carolina on Thursday, blocking a six-week ban in the first state and a near-total ban in the second.

In Lincoln, Nebraska, a vote to end debate so the bill could advance failed by one vote. Cheers erupted as opponents of the bill waved signs and chanted: “Whose house? Our house!”