Friday, Dec. 2, 2022
Was abortion legal in Nevada before the 2022 midterms?
According to state law, ratified by Nevada voters in 1990 through a ballot measure, abortion is permitted at any point in pregnancy up to 24 weeks of gestation or if deemed necessary by a physician to save a pregnant person’s life.In a November interview with The Nevada Independent, Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto pledged to oppose a federal abortion ban in Congress on behalf of Nevada, which is a pro-choice state where polls consistently show a majority of voters support the right to abortion.
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Sources
- Nevada Legislature Maternal and child health; abortion
- OH Predictive Insights Majority of Nevada Voters Call Themselves Pro-Choice
- OH Predictive Insights Nevada Public Opinion Pulse (NVPOP) Voter Perceptions Toplines and Crosstabs
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