OMAHA (AP) - A Nebraska lawmaker has paused her persistent filibuster over a bill banning transgender gender-affirming therapies.
Omaha Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh had been staging a filibuster to protest a bill that would outlaw gender-affirming therapies for minors. The therapies include hormone treatments and gender-affirming surgeries.
Cavanaugh had been staging a filibuster of every single bill before the legislative body since late February. That even includes ones she supported.
Cavanaugh's filibuster pause came on a deal with Speaker of the Legislature Sen. John Arch to begin debate on the bill next Tuesday. Debate on the bill is expected to last through Thursday morning before a vote is taken.
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