<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0TmSFA_1GqV0kgu00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0TmSFA_1GqV0kgu00" width="1174" height="660" >RENO, Nev. — Nevada voters have approved a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights for a second time, setting it to become part of the state constitution later this month.Question 6 received about 63 percent of the vote. It first passed in 2024, and this year’s approval was the second vote needed for the amendment to move forward. State Senator and Attorney General-elect Nicole Cannizzaro says the amendment protects access to reproductive health care, including abortion, through 24 weeks of pregnancy and afterward when a medical practitioner recommends it to protect the patient’s health and safety.“Once that’s done, it is part of the Nevada State Constitution, and we should see that language appear as part of our rights,” Cannizzaro said.Nevada law already allows abortion through 24 weeks. After that, an abortion is allowed when a physician has reasonable cause to believe it is necessary to preserve the pregnant patient’s life or health. The amendment adds a constitutional right to abortion until fetal viability, or later when needed to protect the patient’s life or health. It defines viability based on the judgment of the patient’s treating health care practitioner. www.leg.state.nv.usOpponents say the amendment could weaken safeguards. Krystal Minera-Alvis, with Nevada Right to Life, argued it replaces the requirement for a licensed doctor with the broader term “health care practitioner” and removes the licensed-hospital requirement.“It also removes the requirement of a licensed hospital, which is just common-sense safeguards that we need to have in our law,” Minera-Ablis said.Cannizzaro pointed to existing definitions in Nevada law, saying the state’s statutes spell out what health care practitioners and doctors are, and what certain doctors are permitted to do.The Legislative Counsel Bureau told News 4 that constitutional amendments become part of the constitution after the Nevada Supreme Court canvasses the vote, and no further action is needed. The canvass is scheduled for November 24.</div></body>

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RENO, Nev. — Nevada voters have approved a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights for a second time, setting it to become part of the state constitution later this month. Question 6 received about 63 percent of the vote. It first passed in 2024, and this year’s approval was the...

Nevada voters back abortion rights amendment again; constitutional change set for November

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RENO, Nev. — Nevada voters have approved a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights for a second time, setting it to become part of the state co

Nevada voters back abortion rights amendment again; constitutional change set for November

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