A Nevada judge rejected a 2024 ballot initiative to enshrine the right to abortion in the Silver State constitution.
Carson City District Court Judge James Russell sided with the Coalition for Parents and Children PAC, which filed a lawsuit earlier this month alleging the abortion initiative violated Nevada law, Reno ABC affiliate KOLO-TV reported.
Jason Guinasso, an attorney for the PAC, argued on Nov. 11 that the proposed ballot measure amounted to a “rolling registry” and included broad coverage of abortion, birth control, prenatal care and postpartum care, violating state law by allowing more than one issue to be included in the vote. a request, according to the station.
In his ruling, Russell agreed with Guinasso’s assessment.
“Once again, it is clear to me that this is probably the clearest case I have seen where I believe there is a violation of the single subject rule,” the judge reportedly said.
Carson City District Court Judge James Russell sided with the Parent Child Coalition PAC, which filed a lawsuit earlier this month opposing the abortion initiative. The Washington Post via Getty Images Attorney Jason Guinasso, in his oral arguments on Nov. 11, said the ballot measure amounted to “rolling registration” and violated state law by allowing more than one subject on a petition.AP
“I’ve just seen too many of them over the years and with regards to this particular issue, there are too many issues. Not all of them are functionally related to each other.”
Lawyers for Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom PAC disagreed with Guinasso’s argument, and supporters of the abortion initiative said they will appeal the ruling to the state Supreme Court.
“We are optimistic about the ballot initiative as a whole and plan to appeal this,” said Lindsey Harmon, an attorney representing Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom. “And we know that, in fact, all of these are one issue.”
If the Nevada Supreme Court issues another unfavorable ruling, abortion rights advocates could still collect more than 100,000 signatures in the state by July 8 to put the issue on the ballot. AFP via Getty Images
The group first filed its petition on September 14.
If the Nevada Supreme Court issues another unfavorable ruling, abortion rights advocates in the state could still collect more than 100,000 signatures by July 8 to force the issue to be placed on the 2024 Election Day ballot. .
The petition would amend Article 1 of the Nevada Constitution to state that “every individual has a fundamental right to reproductive freedom, which includes the right to make and make decisions on all matters related to pregnancy, including, but not limited to, prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, birth control, vasectomy, tubal ligation, abortion, abortion care, management of miscarriage, and infertility care.”
The issue has become a flashpoint for national elections, following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn US constitutional protections for abortion last year in its Dobbs ruling.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Abortion is legal up to 24 weeks of pregnancy in Nevada due to a 1990 referendum that codified protections into state law and the state constitution.
Ohio voters enacted a similar measure through a ballot initiative, approving an amendment to their state’s Constitution earlier this month by a majority vote to allow abortion at any time during pregnancy.
The issue has become a flashpoint for national elections following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization last year, which overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade that guaranteed constitutional protection of abortion throughout the country.
Former President Donald Trump currently leads President Biden by single digits in Nevada, according to poll aggregator FiveThirtyEight.AFP via Getty Images
Former President Donald Trump currently leads President Biden by single digits in Nevada, according to polling aggregator FiveThirtyEight, but it remains to be seen how the possibility of changes to the abortion law would affect the election results.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin watched Republicans in the state legislature lose control of the House of Delegates and fail to win the state Senate while campaigning in this year’s election on a promise to pass a ban on abortion. 15 weeks.
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