Nebraska Republicans lack votes to amend state's abortion laws

By the numbers: Of 49 senators in the state legislature, 30 supported amending Nebraska’s abortion laws to prohibit abortions starting at 12 weeks.

• The legislation required 33 votes to pass.
• There are 32 Republicans and 17 Democrats in the Nebraska's unicameral state legislature

What he's saying: "It is deeply saddening that only 30 Nebraska state senators are willing to come back to Lincoln this fall in order to protect innocent life," Ricketts said in a statement Monday. 

• "The proposal to change Nebraska’s state law that prohibits abortions starting at 20 weeks and reduce that to 12 weeks is a measured, reasonable step to protect more preborn babies in our state," he added.

Context: Ricketts had announced in May that he would convene the special session in the state legislature to introduce anti-abortion legislation if Roe were overturned.

• Ricketts had also said that he'd push for measures that do not include exceptions for rape and incest.

Zoom in: Nebraska does not have a trigger law that would've been required to make abortion illegal in the state after Roe v. Wade were overturned in June.

• An attempt to create a trigger law failed in the state's legislature in April, according to AP.
• Abortion is currently legal through the 20th week of pregnancy in Nebraska.