Nebraska lawmakers move forward with 6-week abortion ban.

Nebraska lawmakers have given first-round passage to Legislative Bill 626, which would outlaw abortions after a required ultrasound detects embryonic cardiac activity, typically at about six weeks, before many women know they are pregnant. The bill now heads to a second round of debate that could prove decisive for the bill and for defenders of abortion rights. Local abortion-rights advocates need to peel a single vote away to stop LB 626 with help from a filibuster by State Sens. Megan Hunt and Machaela Cavanaugh, both of Omaha.