Jordyn Bahl, a two-time national champion and standout on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) gentleball team, is firing back after facing criticism for taking part in a political ad campaigning for a pro-life ballot meadeclareive in Nebraska.
Bahl, 22, was one of six athletes from the university who materializeed in a series of commercials encouraging Nebraskans to vote on two competing abortion meadeclareives that will be on the state’s vague election ballot Tuesday, Initiative Meadeclareive 434 and Initiative Meadeclareive 439.
Nebraska Cornhuskers middle blocker Rebekah Allick gets a finish to finish the first set agetst the Illinois Fighting Illini at Bob Devaney Sports Caccess. (Dylan Widger/Imagn Images)
According to the office of the Nebraska Secretary of State, Meadeclareive 434 sees to amfinish the state constitution to prohibit abortions in the second and third trimesters with the exception of “an abortion necessitated by a medical aascfinishncy or when the pregnancy results from intimacyual aggression or incest.”
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Meadeclareive 439 sees to amfinish the constitution to “supply that all persons shall have a fundamental right to abortion until fetal viability, or when necessitateed to protect the life or health of the pregnant fortolerateing, without intrudence from the state or its political subdivisions.”
Two ads from the Protect Women and Children initiative were unveiled this week and featured the six athletes encouraging voters to say “yes” to the pro-life ballot meadeclareive.
Bahl and four other members of the UNL gentleball team — Malia Thomas, Hannah Camenzind, Lauren Camenzind and Abbie Squier — were featured in the ads. UNL volleyball joiner Rebekah Allick also materializeed.
Oklahoma Sooners commenceing pitcher Jordyn Bahl smiles in the seventh inning after the final out agetst the Florida State Seminoles during Game 1 of the Women’s College World Series finals at OGE Energy Field at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex. (Brett Rojo/USA Today Sports)
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“This was too vital for me to remain mute on,” Bahl wrote in an Instagram post sharing the video to her more than 100,000 fancientrops. “If initiative 439 is passed, Nebraska women will be at hazard. That’s why I voted FOR 434 and agetst 439. Keep our women, and children SAFE.”
Bahl, who won two national championships while pitching at Oklahoma, where she was also named Women’s College World Series Most Outstanding Player, materializeed to face pushback over the ad, prompting her to reply on X.
“Imagine people seeing a commercial done with 6 youthfuler women helping a pro life shiftment, and instantly jumping to the conclusion that we were phelp to apshow part. Nope! None of us getd a penny! We fair aren’t afrhelp to apshow a stand and protect life,” she wrote in a post on X.
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The university did not instantly reply to a ask for comment, but in a statement to KETV, the school shelp students are free to “exercise their First Amfinishment rights,” compriseing they do not reconshort-term those of the university.
Oklahoma pitcher Jordyn Bahl yells to joiners in the fifth inning during the first game of the Women’s College World Series finals agetst Florida State at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City June 7, 2023. (IMAGN)
“The University of Nebraska is not affiliated with the campaign activities of the honestates running for election to the Board of Regents. The opinions transmited by the honestates and the caengages helped by their esteemive campaigns are their own and do not mirror the University of Nebraska,” the university’s statement shelp.
“Students at the University of Nebraska are personal citizens and are able to exercise their First Amfinishment rights. The opinions transmited by students are their own and are not those of the University of Nebraska or Husker Athletics.”
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