Nevada advances abortion decriminalization bill

[Demovictory9]

https://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/21/lawmakers-ok-abortion-decriminalization-bill/3757940002/

The Nevada Assembly has passed a wide-ranging bill to decriminalize abortion procedures, moving the measure one step closer to the governor's desk on a day of nationwide protests against a wave of abortion restrictions enacted in other states.

No Republicans joined the near-unanimous bloc of Assembly Democrats who supported Senate Bill 179, also known as the Trust Nevada Women Act. The measure passed to polite nods of approval from pro-choice advocates gathered for a Tuesday rally in Carson City. It now heads back to the state Senate, where lawmakers will have to concur on a minor amendment before sending the bill to Gov. Steve Sisolak.

SB 179 would repeal existing prohibitions on self-induced abortions and drugs that cause a miscarriage.

The bill also strikes a requirement that makes doctors explain “the physical and emotional implications” of an abortion. If passed, doctors would be allowed to simply “describe the nature and consequences of the procedure” in a patient-signed consent form. They would no longer have to record the age of the patient seeking the procedure.

[lunatica]

1. Is it Nevada that has a majority of women in the State legislature?

[pecosbob]

7. Yes

[WhiskeyGrinder]

2. Free, on demand, without apology.

[Ohiogal]

3. I wish

more women ruled everywhere.

[erronis]

5. Ditto that! (From a long-time male)

- 2 aunts (no uncles)
- 3 sisters (no brothers)
- 4 daughters (one adopted son)
- 8 grand-daughers (one grandson)

I'd far prefer that women took the reins (and reigns) since they seem to understand how a good/just society should operate.

Perhaps uncooperative males could go the way of beef cattle....

[smirkymonkey]

13. I think we may be trending toward that.

It's very clear to most women that men do not represent our interests at all and are actually outright hostile to them. They have really kicked the hornet's nest this time.

[gratuitous]

4. Women and those who know women are watching

Banning abortion is a wildly unpopular notion, though you might not know that from media reporting on the issue. Some politicians have decided that outright alienating three-fourths of the population isn't a good strategy for re-election.

If you're a doctor in one of these new Republics of Gilead, are you really going to be eager to treat a woman of child-bearing age if there's the least possibility she might be pregnant and not know it? You want to chance going to prison for 99 years? It's time for the backlash.

[BigmanPigman]

6. This makes the third state/city to support women today.

Atlantic City, Maine and now Nevada.

[pecosbob]

8. It's about time we (Nevada) cleaned up the old law and did away with penalties regardless

Look for more progressive legislation coming out of Nevada in the future.

[Blue_true]

9. For those that claim there is no difference between the parties.

Democrats in Nevada have considerable power. Democrats in Georgia, Ohio, Alabama, Iowa don't. Supporting and voting for the democrat instead of throwing a fit because our preferred nominee didn't win works out best for all of us.

[pecosbob]

10. The difference between party ideologies and actions has never been clearer than now

VOTE

[Demovictory9]

11. agreed!

[demigoddess]

12. i say vote for the democrat, if two dems vote for the woman, if no woman

then vote for the democratic man. But never vote for the @#$% republican.