The bill advanced as protests unfolded nationwide against abortion restrictions in other states.
to decriminalize abortion procedures, moving it closer to becoming law as protests unfolded nationwide against abortion restrictions in other states.
It also removes a requirement that doctors explain “the physical and emotional implications” of an abortion. Doctors could simply “describe the nature and consequences of the procedure” in a patient-signed consent form, and would no longer need to record the age of a patient seeking the procedure. Republican lawmakers Jill Tolles and Robin Titus offered passionate statements against the measure, which they feared did not go far enough to ensure the age of patients seeking an abortion.
Nevada’s abortion statute, first enacted in 1973 and upheld by voters in a 1990 referendum, allows a woman to have a physician-provided abortion within the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. Abortions provided outside that time frame are only legal if the mother’s life or health is in danger. Abortion rights activists gather during a rally to support the passage of S.B. 179, or the Trust Nevada Women Act, in front of the Nevada State Legislature Building in Carson City on May 21, 2019.Tuesday’s vote came amid renewed concerns about whether an increasingly conservative U.S. Supreme Court might overturn Roe v. Wade — the landmark 1973 ruling that limited restrictions on abortion.
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