With the abortion issue looming over the next Legislature, the issue is front and center in the Omaha race between Democrat State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh and Republican Christian Mirch. 

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Cavanaugh is backed by Planned Parenthood which calls her a “pro-choice champion.”

Mirch is endorsed by Nebraska Right to Life.

But Mirch's sales pitch to voters comes with a little heard twist.

A twist he laid out in an interview with News Channel Nebraska.

Mirch: My personal views are that we should not have abortion, that abortion is ending a life, human life.

When it comes to being a representative through the district any legislation that were to come up, the hypothetical legislation that were to come up, it would have to be what the district wanted.

NCN's Joe Jordan: What would happen if, as you said you're pro-life, what would happen if the district came back, and they said we want you to vote that there be no restrictions on abortions. The constituents came back and told you that they believe abortion should be legal in all cases. Would you then vote for that?

Mirch: If that's what the majority of the district wanted, yes. Because I believe that we need our representatives to actually represent our district and our constituents, not themselves or their personal views.

Joe Jordan: Following our interview with Mirch we contacted Sandy Danek, the head of Nebraska Right to Life who then spoke with Mirch and told us she, "Believes Mirch is sincerely pro-life." But when I told her Mirch says if voters in his district told him all abortions should be legal, he'd vote that way, Danek told me, "Yes, I would have concerns for that."

Danek then added. "After having a conversation with him, that's not what I understood him to believe. That was not the discussion we had."

Cavanaugh, who says she’s pro-choice and has voted pro-choice, tells NCN Mirch is trying to have it both ways.

State Sen. Michaela Cavanaugh: He’s trying to answer to the pro-life community how they want him to answer. And when he’s at the doors being asked by the voters, he’s being disingenuous. It’s a very important and personal issue and people should be honest about it.

NCN has tried to contact Mirch regarding Cavanaugh’s comment, but he has not gotten back to us.

Finally, in his Nebraska Right to Life voter guide, Mirch said if a “Right to Life” bill was held up in committee, he would vote to “pull” it out and send it “to the floor” for a full debate.

He said nothing about going back to the voters first.