As new numbers insist Nebraska is not a “pro-life” state, many Nebraska lawmakers are looking to shun any such math.

On Friday, by a vote of 28-13, state senators took a key first step to banning abortions, if and when the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade.

The so-called “trigger bill” had been stalled in committee, stalled until Friday when the bill was pulled from committee to the full Legislature where the pros and cons of abortion are expected to be fought out before the session ends next month.

Those pros and cons were on full display in the run-up to Friday’s vote.

State Sen. Anna Wishart, Lincoln (D): The majority of single parents in this world are women. We didn’t walk away, we stayed. Yet we’re the ones—out of everyone, that every bill that we’re expanding rights for this year—women of all groups of people are the ones that lose our rights. Wow. How cynical. How unfair.”

State Sen. John Lowe, Kearney (R): “Senator Wishart, I respect women’s rights. I respect the rights of the women on this floor, but I also respect that little baby’s life.”

Lowe says emails he’s receiving are running three-to-one in favor of an abortion ban.

But according to a new poll released by ACLU Nebraska, Nebraska voters oppose a proposed ban on abortion by a double-digit margin, 55-40.

In addition, the poll says by a margin of 55-34 Nebraskans do not want Roe v Wade overturned.

Asked by NCN how those numbers stack up against Nebraska voters repeatedly backing pro-life candidates, including Gov. Pete Ricketts, and Senators Deb Fischer and Ben Sasse, we were told that Nebraskans back candidates for a variety of reasons and are not single-issue voters.

A spokesman for ACLU adding, “A candidate’s stance on reproductive rights may not have been as high of a priority when Nebraskans knew Roe v. Wade was the settled law of the land. With reproductive rights in question more than any moment in recent history, that’s changing.”

Despite Friday's vote the bill banning abortions is far from a done deal. 

Given the likelihood of a filibuster the bill will initially need 33 votes to move forward.