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NV Supreme Court Rules Abortion Ballot Initiative Constitutional

April 18, 2024 4:19 pmApril 18, 2024 5:04 pm

Overturning a district court’s ruling, the Nevada Supreme Court sided with the plaintiff, Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom (NRF), to move forward with a ballot initiative, the Reproductive Freedom Amendment, that would enshrine “reproductive freedom” into the Nevada constitution. NRF previously announced they had gathered 110,0000 signatures, 50 percent of their...

534 Women Traveled to Southern Nevada Last Year for An Abortion

January 5, 2024 4:54 pmJanuary 8, 2024 10:39 am

Reproductive rights, namely abortion, will be the centerpiece of Democratic campaigns throughout the country and in Nevada for the 2024 election. Although abortion has remained a centerpiece of many Democratic campaigns for decades, the recent overturn of Roe V. Wade has spurred broad, partisan and bipartisan legislation. In fact, a...

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...