Left-wing activists in Nevada filed a petition Monday calling for a ballot measure that would enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution.
The coalition “Nevadaans for Reproductive Freedom” It contains Pro-abortion groups and family planning organizations say they have collected more than 200,000 signatures from registered voters, exceeding the 103,000 required to qualify for the November ballot, NBC News announced. report.
“The number of signatures collected in just over three months shows how deeply Nevadans believe in abortion rights and their importance at this moment in our nation’s history,” said Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom. Chairman Lindsey Harmon said at a press conference on Monday.
Lindsey Harmon, representative of Nevada for Reproductive Freedom, speaks at a press conference in Las Vegas on May 20, 2024. (AP Photo/John Locher)
State officials have until July 8 to review signatures to certify ballot amendments, according to the report.
The proposed amendment further Expanding Include in the state constitution a “fundamental right to reproductive freedom,” including prenatal care, childbirth, postnatal care, contraception, vasectomies, tubal ligations, abortion, and “abortion care.”
The proposed amendment would allow state legislatures to regulate abortions after the “period of fetal viability” (approximately 22 to 24 weeks of gestation), but would allow “the attending physician’s professional judgment to [the abortion] Medically shown to protect the life, physical or mental health of a pregnant individual. ”
In Nevada, a 1990 referendum enacted a law allowing abortions up to 24 weeks into pregnancy.law I allow it Performing an abortion during pregnancy if the mother’s life is in danger or for health reasons.
Nevada is one of more than a dozen states where activists are working to codify the right to kill unborn children.
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her at @thekat_Hamilton.
