Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom filed a petition to amend the state constitution to protect abortion rights. The measure could go to the ballot in November.
Policy, politics and progressive commentary An initiative petition circulated by Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom, an organization working to enshrine abortion rights in the Nevada Constitution, can proceed, thanks to the Nevada Supreme Court’s affirmation Thursday of the petition’s language, which focuses on reproductive rights, including contraception, vasectomies, tubal ligation, and infertility treatment. Donna Washington and the Coalition for Parents and […] The post Abortion rights petiti
The petition was challenged by the Coalition for Parents and Children PAC based on the argument that “reproductive rights” was too broad for a single ballot question.
Mifepristone is available in Nevada via mail or at clinics, but abortion rights advocates say the pharmacy option will make access as simple as patients visiting their regular doctor’s office (which often are not certified to stock the abortion pill), obtaining a prescription and then picking it up at their local pharmacy.