@nevadannews After the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, contributions to the Wild West Access Fund of Nevada increased as abortion rights backers looked for any way to show their support for reproductive freedom. Carla Ramazan and Maureen Scott, founders of the Wild West Access Fund of Nevada, started the nonprofit in 2021 as a grassroots fundraising organization dedicated to helping women seeking abortion care. Click the link in our bio to read more.
Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation's hospitals that directed them to...
Five reproductive rights bills were sent to Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk—here’s what they’d do
Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Republican, has a choice to make very soon—break with many Republicans across the country and sign reproductive freedom...
House GOP fast-tracks budget bill that would cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
The budget package proposes steep health care cuts—and includes a new push to block patients from accessing reproductive care. In a 30-24 party-line...
Nevada’s “parental consent” abortion law will go into effect April 30, putting vulnerable minors at greater risk
A law that has been on hold for 40 years—one that requires parents or guardians to be notified before a minor receives an abortion—will soon be...
Way more Americans are getting sterilized since Roe was struck down, research finds
A new study has found that from May to August 2022, vasectomies surged by 95% and tubal sterilizations increased by 70% among adults ages 19 to 26....
People are leaving states with abortion bans, according to study
A new analysis from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that since 2022, states with near-total abortion bans appear to have lost 36,000...
