Abortion rights advocates applaud introduction of resolution to add protections for reproductive freedoms into state constitution
For Immediate Release: March 28, 2023
Carson City, NV — This morning local and national advocates for abortion rights and reproductive freedom convened a press conference about the introduction of Senate Joint Resolution 7 by Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro and new polling showing widespread support for the constitutional amendment. The constitutional amendment seeks to codify reproductive freedoms into the state constitution including abortion, as well as the right to obtain birth control, prenatal care, childbirth care, postpartum care, vasectomy and tubal ligation, miscarriage management, and infertility care.
If passed during the 2023 and 2025 legislative sessions, the amendment would appear on the 2026 general election ballot.
Statement of Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro:
“Nevadans deserve to make private reproductive health care decisions without the interference of politicians. Decisions about birth control, pregnancy, infertility treatments, prenatal or postnatal care, abortion, or miscarriage management should stay between patients and their doctors. The Supreme Court failed Nevadans by overturning Roe, but this resolution gives Nevadans a new opportunity to protect themselves and their reproductive freedoms in our state constitution.”
Statement of Lindsey Harmon, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Votes Nevada:
“There is no shortage of examples pointing to the harm that abortion bans and limits to other reproductive health care have had across the United States since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer and we know that Nevada’s current protections, while incredibly helpful, are no guarantee against this new wave of attacks.
“This Constitutional Amendment is Nevada’s answer to these growing attacks against not just abortion, but all forms of reproductive health care. We wholeheartedly believe that Nevadans stand on the side of reproductive freedom and the ability to access the reproductive health care that meets their needs throughout their lives, free from political interference.”
Statement of Caroline Mello Roberson, Southwest Regional Director, NARAL Pro-Choice America:
“Nevadans are battle born and feminist strong. We didn’t need polling to tell us this, but these numbers are further proof that, after decades of fighting for and expanding abortion access in the state, we’re ready to take the next step of cementing these protections into the state constitution. Voters not only support this amendment, but they’re also more motivated than ever to turn out and fight back for our right to access abortion, birth control, and more. We are thankful to Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro for introducing this historic legislation, and NARAL Pro-Choice Nevada and our 48,000 members are ready to get it done for the majority of Nevadans ready to take back power and affirm our most fundamental freedoms.”
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