Abortion in Nevada

The 2023 American Values Atlas reported that, in their most recent survey, 76% of Nevadans said that abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

Attempts were successfully made to pass abortion legislation in May 2019, being pushed through a largely Democratic controlled state legislature.

[6] With the affirmation, the Nevada Legislature may not in any way alter that statute, unless it is first repealed by the state voters in a direct vote.

[16] Trust Nevada Women Act, SB 179, was signed into law by Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak on May 31, 2019.

The law also meant doctors no longer had to collect data about women getting abortions related to their marital status and age.

In addition, Senate Bill 94 allocated $6 million to be spent statewide for grants to family planning organizations.

[18] The US Supreme Court's decision in 1973's Roe v. Wade ruling meant the state could no longer regulate abortion in the first trimester.

[32] The law as of May 1, 2018, said that potential danger to the life of the mother, pregnancy as a result of rape or incest were the only reasons that state funding could be used by women seeking abortions.

US$6 million was allocated as part of the bill to fund reproductive assistance measures in the state through family planning grants.

Money could be used by eligible organizations for a wide variety of uses including immunizations, birth control, emergency contraception, and male sterilization surgery.

"[35] Following the passage of the May 2019 legislation SB 94, Republican Assemblywoman Alexis Hansen said, "This bill is a slippery slope that (will) leave women and children less informed and more susceptible to exploitation.

"[35] Rachelle "Shelley" Shannon attempted to set fires at abortion clinics in Oregon, California, Idaho and Nevada during the late 1980s and early 1990s and eventually pleaded guilty for these cases of arson.