Laws we are watching

We are dedicated to making sure our attendees, staff, speakers and volunteers can all make a well informed risk assessment for their health and safety before attending our event. As such we have a volunteer looking for laws which impact those who are or who can become pregnant, those who are gay (LGBTQIA+ / QUILTBAG), those who are transgender. If you become aware of any proposed or passed laws please let us know asap.

Nevada

Nevada Policy Tracker: A guide to key issues in the 2023 legislative session

https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-policy-tracker-a-guide-to-key-issues-in-the-2023-legislative-session

Abortion

Abortion is safe and legal in the State of Nevada. The procedure is governed by NRS 442.250. Any person in Nevada who is pregnant has the legal right to choose to have an abortion when performed by a licensed physician within the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. An abortion may be performed after 24 weeks where the physician has reasonable cause to believe an abortion is necessary to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person. You do not have to be a Nevada resident to receive abortion care in the state.

Expanding on NRS 442.250, in 2019, Governor Sisolak signed into law Senate Bill 179, the Trust Nevada Women Act, which decriminalized medication abortions and removed antiquated informed consent laws and other barriers to accessing reproductive health care. Governor Sisolak continues his commitment to ensuring Nevadans have access to safe and legal reproductive health care, including abortion, by expanding on the progress made in the Trust Nevada Women Act and challenging any attacks on existing law.

Walgreens won’t distribute abortion pills in states where GOP AGs object https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/02/walgreens-abortion-pills-00085325

https://dpbh.nv.gov/Programs/MIP/AbortionInNevada/#:~:text=Abortion%20is%20safe%20and%20legal,first%2024%20weeks%20of%20pregnancy.

https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-nevada

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Nevada

https://www.findlaw.com/state/nevada-law/nevada-abortion-laws.html