Women’s Health
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Letter to the Editor: Donald Trump, We need you to know we are still thinking about reproductive care
Donald Trump went on yet another late night all-caps rant on Truth Social, telling American women: “YOU WILL NO LONGER BE THINKING ABOUT ABORTION.” The online meltdown came hours after Vice President Harris delivered a powerful speech in Georgia about the consequences of extreme Trump Abortion Bans, including women who lost their lives. …
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Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
Even as the Biden administration publicly warned hospitals to treat pregnant patients in emergencies, facilities continue to violate the federal law. The issue became a focus for the administration following reports of women being improperly treated in emergency rooms after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion more than two…
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Opinion: Democrats and Republicans couldn’t be more different when it comes to healthcare
Last month marked the second anniversary of the catastrophic Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the constitutional right to abortion. While abortion remains legal in Nevada, the anniversary served as an important reminder that Republicans’ threats to strip away our healthcare have only just begun. From fighting to end Medicare’s ability…
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Opinion: I’m an OBGYN. Here’s why I’m supporting a constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights in Nevada.
Last month marked the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and with it, almost 50 years of federal protections for the right to abortion. In two short years, we have seen the cruelty, confusion, pain, and heartbreak that has been unleashed across the country. Anti-abortion politicians moved quickly…
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Nevada seniors would pay more for prescription drugs under Project 2025
Project 2025 calls for repealing the Inflation Reduction Act, which would cause millions of American seniors to pay more for their prescription drugs.
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It’s official: Nevadans will vote on abortion rights in November
Abortion in Nevada is allowed up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, but voters will decide in November whether the protections should be added to the state constitution to further protect access.
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Opinion: We’re fighting to protect Nevadans’ reproductive rights. And we need your help
Two years ago, I, along with countless others across Nevada watched in shock and horror as the United States Supreme Court handed down a decision that flung America back to the Dark Ages. That day, for the first time in our nation’s history, women possessed fewer rights than our mothers and our grandmothers before them. …
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Opinion: Two years since Roe fell, the fight to protect women’s health care is as important as ever
As we mark the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade and upend a woman’s right to choose in this country, the fight continues to prevent anti-choice politicians from further eroding women’s rights – even in pro-choice states like Nevada. Here in Nevada, we proudly believe that a…
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Nevada’s abortion protections provide a safe haven for women from other states
Nevada reproductive rights advocates are concerned about the sustainability of providing care and services as conservative lawmakers in neighboring states have repeatedly sought to ban abortion since the end of Roe v. Wade.
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A red state abortion ban nearly killed his wife. Now he’s speaking out.
Ryan Hamilton had to race his wife to the hospital after she had a miscarriage, fell unconscious, and started bleeding out on their bathroom floor. Here, he explains what happened.
