Reproductive Rights
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Senate Republicans block bill to protect birth control access
The bill would have guaranteed the right for Americans to obtain and use birth control without government interference. It would also protect the right of health care providers to distribute information about contraception and provide it to patients.
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Abortion and birth control could be restricted further if Trump wins, advocates warn
During an event in Las Vegas, two women from states with near-total bans on abortion opened up about their struggle to find treatment in a post-Roe world. In 2022, Kaitlyn Joshua knew something was wrong just a few weeks into the pregnancy of what would have been her and her husband’s second child. Joshua, a…
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Senate Democrats will hold a vote on birth control protections in June
The Right to Contraception Act would protect access to birth control nationwide as many reproductive rights advocates worry that contraceptive access will be Republicans’ next target after they successfully helped overturn Roe v. Wade.
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6,000 doctors urge the Supreme Court to keep abortions in medical emergencies legal
6,000 doctors urge the Supreme Court to keep abortions in medical emergencies legal. Here’s what you need to know about the doctors’ letter.
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More than 200,000 Nevadans support effort to put abortion rights on November ballot
The Secretary of State will determine whether the reproductive rights amendment qualifies for the November ballot, and advocates are optimistic, having submitted more than double the number of signatures required by law.
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Cortez Masto, Rosen push back against Republican bill to create anti-abortion government website
Democrats’ “My Body, My Data Act” would prohibit entities from collecting personal reproductive health information amid fears that a potential anti-abortion resource website proposed by Republicans could gather data from pregnant women.
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Opinion: The fight is far From over: Nevada’s vital role in protecting abortion rights
When it comes to abortion rights in 2024, every win and every loss has an outsized impact felt across the country. With Florida enforcing a near total abortion ban earlier this month, Arizona narrowly missing the enforcement of a pre-Civil War era ban only to be left with a 15-week ban, and two Supreme Court…
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New Biden rule protects privacy of women seeking abortions
Under the new rules, state officials and law enforcement cannot obtain medical records related to lawful reproductive health care with the goal of pursuing legal action.
