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A group of 40 Democratic legislators led by Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro (D-Las Vegas) are introducing a measure to enshrine abortion protections in the Nevada Constitution, where they would be more difficult to repeal than they are now.
SJR7, introduced in the Senate on Thursday, would guarantee a fundamental right to reproductive freedom, authorize the state to regulate abortion care after fetal viability with certain exceptions and prevent the state from penalizing or prosecuting an individual exercising the right to reproductive freedom.
The proposed constitutional amendment states that reproductive rights would include, "without limitation, prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, birth control, vasectomy, tubal litigation, abortion, abortion care, management of a miscarriage and infertility care.
Polling indicates a majority of Nevada voters regardless of party affiliation support legal abortions in at least some circumstances. The proposed amendment would strengthen abortion access in the Silver State, which is largely protected in state law, by placing it in the constitution, which offers the most permanent protections at the state level.
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-democrats-introduce-measure-to-enshrine-abortion-protections-in-constitution