Abortion rights petition okayed by Nevada Supreme Court

An initiative petition circulated by Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom, an organization working to enshrine abortion rights in the Nevada Constitution, can proceed, thanks to the Nevada Supreme Court’s affirmation Thursday of the petition’s language, which focuses on reproductive rights, including contraception, vasectomies, tubal ligation, and infertility treatment.

Donna Washington and the Coalition for Parents and Children challenged the petition, alleging it violated the single subject rule, the description was misleading, and the measure does not include funding to achieve its objectives.

A lower court ruled in Washington’s favor and enjoined the Secretary of State from placing it on the ballot.

The Supreme Court, in an opinion written by Justice Lidia Stiglich, disagreed, saying the petition has a single subject – reproductive rights – and that the description is “straightforward, succinct, and non-argumentative…”



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