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‘Abortion Rights’ Amendment Qualifies for November Ballot

July 1, 2024 5:44 pmJuly 2, 2024 3:30 pm

Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom announced that the Nevada Secretary of State’s office (NVSOS) has certified the needed number of signatures for their ballot initiative to appear on the November ballot. . The Reproductive Freedom Amendment (see below) would constitutionally protect procedures related to prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, birth control,...

Senator Rosen’s Campaign Demands NBC News Correct Amy Brown’s Abortion Story

June 24, 2024 12:09 pmJune 25, 2024 8:22 am

This article has been updated to include a public statement from Kristy Wilkinson Senator Jacky Rosen’s (D-NV) is calling on NBC News to correct its ” demonstrably-false headline” and “misleading reporting” related to their interview with Amy Brown, wife of Rosen’s Republican challenger Captain Sam Brown. In that interview and...

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...

Sisolak Deems Nevada a Sanctuary State for Abortion

June 30, 2022 11:14 amJune 30, 2022 4:24 pm

Mimicking California Governor Gavin Newsom, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed an executive order making Nevada a sanctuary state for women seeking abortions. This executive action was enacted in response to the Supreme Court’s decision that overturned Roe V. Wade. https://twitter.com/GovSisolak/status/1541934477890293760?s=20&t=loig0rbuaSpzn4_3Dcp9Cg Within his edict, he claims that the Supreme Court took...

AG Ford Claims GOP Opponent ‘Wants To Imprison Women Who Seek Out An Abortion’

June 24, 2022 10:32 amJune 27, 2022 7:44 am

In a lengthy Twitter rant delivered in response to the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford (D) claimed “shady” GOP opponent Sigal Chattah “has said she wants to prosecute and imprison women who seek out an abortion.” https://twitter.com/AaronDFordNV/status/1540361185576353793?s=20&t=49HqNl-ldcoifi9WaczDkA Chattah was quick to respond:...

In Nevada, Only Voters Can Ban Abortions

May 16, 2022 5:30 amMay 17, 2022 11:57 am

In Nevada, abortion is protected by statute. That hasn’t stopped fear mongering and partisan rhetoric by Democratic politicians and activists to lead many to believe that the ability for Nevada women to have an abortion was tied to the upcoming Supreme Court decision or to the politician’s re-election. Nothing could...