Abortion Archives - Page 2 of 3

Lawsuit Seeks to Enforce Parental Notification for Minors Seeking An Abortion

December 5, 2023 2:51 pmDecember 11, 2023 1:50 pm

Parental notification for minor girls seeking an abortion was passed overwhelmingly by a bipartisan legislature and signed into law in 1985 by Democratic governor Richard Bryan. NRS 442.255 and NRS 442.2555 require one-parent notification with an optional judicial bypass for those situations where a teen feels endangered. The parental-notice law...

Judge Rejects Petition To Enshrine Abortion In Nevada Constitution

November 27, 2023 11:33 amApril 18, 2024 3:18 pm

Carson District Court Judge James Russell rejected an initiative petition filed by Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom PAC that would have enshrined abortion in the state constitution citing that the petition violated state law requiring an initiative petition to be of a single subject. The initiative, if passed, would have expand...

Partial-Birth Abortion Activists Prepare For The 2024 Election

November 9, 2023 2:30 pmNovember 16, 2023 1:33 pm

Democrats are celebrating the passage of Issue 1, an Ohio ballot measure that enshrined partial-birth abortions/late-term abortions into the state constitution. The passage of Issue 1 also removed parental and informed consent for minors and “individuals” who wish to terminate their pregnancy. Nearly 57% of Ohioans supported the measure. Ohio...

Planned Parenthood Officers File Petition To Add Abortion To Nevada Constitution

September 15, 2023 7:00 amSeptember 22, 2023 12:23 pm

Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Votes Lindsey Harmon and her “intersectional feminist” associate Briana Escamilla (she/her) created Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom PAC last month and has filed a petition to place a question on the 2024 ballot to add abortion to the Nevada constitution. The constitutional amendment would also guarantee...

Could Nevada Be The Next State To Eliminate The Ban On Taxpayer Funded Abortions?

September 1, 2023 1:40 pmSeptember 4, 2023 1:37 pm

Currently, in Nevada, Medicaid only covers abortion in the case of rape, incest or if the life of the mother is at risk. The ACLU, on behalf of the Silver State Hope Fund, filed a lawsuit on August 28 against the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services seeking to...

Sen Rosen Labels Opponents As ‘Far Right Extremists’

August 8, 2023 2:49 pmAugust 15, 2023 4:32 pm

The political hyperbole is in overdrive a bit early this election season as Senator Jacky Rosen is not missing any opportunity to label her opponents as “far-right extremists” and extreme MAGA. Seems a bit extreme, but then again, pejoratives are a part of political rhetoric. https://twitter.com/RosenforNevada/status/1688610067032190980?s=20 Anyone that has been...

Gov Lombardo Hands ‘Huge Victory’ To Democrats, Signs Abortion Bill

May 30, 2023 4:21 pmMay 31, 2023 8:31 am

This afternoon, Governor Lombardo has handed a “huge victory ” to Nevada Democrats and their activists as he signed Senate Bill 131 into law. SB131, an abortion bill first filed and sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro (SD-6), passed the Assembly along party lines and passed the Senate with Republican...