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Does Nevada have more legal protections for abortion than California?

By Eric Neugeboren
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Abortion is legal in California and Nevada, but it’s enshrined only in California’s constitution.

Californians approved a ballot measure in November 2022 adding abortion and contraception rights to the state constitution, with nearly 67% of voters in support.

Abortion in Nevada is legal up to 24 weeks into a pregnancy under a state law that can only be overturned via a ballot question. In 1990, voters approved a referendum prohibiting lawmakers from unilaterally amending or repealing the state law.

The Legislature this year passed SJR7, the first step in enshrining abortion rights in the constitution, where repeal would be more difficult. It must also pass the Legislature in 2025 and be approved by voters in 2026 to become part of the constitution.

An April poll from The Nevada Independent and Noble Predictive Insights found 62% of respondents supported adding abortion rights to Nevada’s constitution.

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Sources
Ballotpedia California Proposition 1, Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2022)
Ballotpedia Nevada Question 7, Abortion Legal to 24 Weeks Statute Referendum (1990)
Nevada Legislature SJR7 Overview
Center for Reproductive Rights After Roe Fell: Abortion Laws by State
Nevada Independent https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/poll-majority-of-nevadans-back-lottery-gun-control-abortion-protections-in-constitution
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