Wed May 17, 2023 – 9:16 am EDTWed May 17, 2023 – 9:21 am EDT
CARSON CITY, Nevada (LifeSiteNews) — Legislation to enshrine a right to abortion through all nine months of pregnancy, up until the moment of birth, is moving forward in Nevada.
The legislation passed both state houses and has been sent to the secretary of state. Senate Joint Resolution 7 would need to be passed again in the next legislature and then would go on the ballot for a vote.
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The proposed law “guarantees each individual in this state a fundamental right to reproductive freedom” and “authorizes the state to regulate abortion care after fetal viability with certain exceptions.” However, these regulations would appear to be practically meaningless since the amendment to the state constitution also “prevents the state from penalizing, prosecuting, or taking any other adverse action against an individual or entity for exercising the right to reproductive freedom or for aiding or assisting another individual in exercising his or her right to reproductive freedom.”
The amendment would add this language to the constitution:
Every individual has a fundamental
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