 The other would enshrine Nebraska's current ban on most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. In both states, it's now up to election officials to certify the signatures before they're added to ballots. Democrats have made abortion rights a central message since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, denying a woman's right to reproductive health care and privacy. Rushing waters from the Blue Earth River have already left a trail of debris and destruction on the edges of a southern Minnesota dam that partially failed last week.