Nevadans will vote on a constitutional amendment, Question 6, in November. If it passes in 2024 and 2026, abortion will be an individual fundamental right without limit. No doctors. No safety regulations. All nine months. No parental involvement for underage girls seeking an abortion.

Risky for women. Dangerous for girls. Deadly for the almost-born. Bad for Nevada.

Today, Nevada’s federal court was asked to lift its order barring enforcement of Nevada’s requirement that parents of minors seeking abortion be notified before any abortion. The request was made in a motion by Jason D. Woodbury, Carson City District Attorney, and Stephen B. Rye, Lyon County District Attorney. The case is Glick v. Ford

Nevada's parental-notice law (NRS442.255) requires that a custodial parent or guardian be notified before a physician performs an abortion on an unmarried or unemancipated minor unless the physician believes “an abortion is immediately necessary to preserve the patient’s life or health.” But the minor may seek a judicial bypass, in which case notice would not be required if she proves (a) “she is mature enough to make an intelligent and informed decision; (b) she is “financially independent or emancipated,” or (c) the notice “would be detrimental to her best interests.” 

The Glick order should be lifted because it was based on a federal abortion right that no longer exists. In 1985, abortion providers Dr. Glick and Planned Parenthood of Washoe County sued to halt enforcement of the parental-notice law based on the abortion right announced in Roe v. Wade. But in the 2022 Dobbs decision, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe. So the order halting enforcement has lost its basis and should be lifted. 

Moreover, even under Roe, such parental-notification laws were permitted. In fact in 1997, the U.S. Supreme Court expressly rejected (in Lambert v. Wicklund (1997)) the opinion upholding Glick on appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 

James Bopp, Jr., of The Bopp Law Firm, PC, and counsel for district attorneys Woodbury and Rye, says: “Laws requiring parental notification for minors seeking abortion have long been upheld even under Roe v. Wade. With Roe overruled, there is no reason why Nevada’s parental-notification law should not be enforced. And notifying parents is vital to protecting both parents and their pregnant daughters.” 

Melissa Clement, Executive Director of Nevada Right to Life, says “an overwhelming majority of Nevadans support commonsense, time-tested parental involvement laws. Parents are the rightful decision-makers for their children’s medical decisions. It is time the courts restore parental rights.”

The 82nd Legislature of the state of Nevada came to an end at midnight on June 5, 2023. Although the assembly consisted of a super-majority of pro-death zealots and the senate was one shy of a super-majority of pro-death zealots, we were able to fight back most of the bad bills. Here is a breakdown on the bills we fought.

BILL #DESCRIPTIONRESULT
SB131Protects those who would transport a child over the border for a secret abortionVeto proof super majority passed. Signed into law.
SJR7Step one of amending Nevada Constitution to protect unfettered abortion as a fundamental right. Must pass the next legislature, then go to a vote of the people.Party line vote. No ability for veto. Can stop if we get a majority in one house.
AB383Would prohibit local communities regulating abortion facilities.Passed. Vetoed by Gov. Lombardo. Must maintain current numbers of legislators to sustain veto first week of next session without hearing or public comment..
SB239Assisted suicide. This bill follows the model of Oregon and Canada and will open the door to the problems seen there. When assisted suicide becomes a treatment option, it becomes a valued option for cost-cutting with insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid. There are no safeguards protecting the vulnerable and the elderly. The definition of terminal is so broad that diabetes and other chronic but only life-threatening without treatment conditions could qualify a patient for a lethal prescription.Passed with bipartisan opposition. Vetoed by Gov. Lombardo at end of session. Must maintain current numbers of legislators to sustain veto first week of next session without hearing or public comment..
SB439/AB357Radical sex ed bills that removed curriculum decision-making from the local community and gave it to isolated, unelected bureaucrats at the state level. Comprehensive sex ed mandating educating kids on reproductive rights and radical sexuality/gender education. Change of opt in to opt out reducing parental control.Gutted and killed
AB418CPC harassment and intimidationKilled
SJR6Annual sessionsDied
AB423Budweiser amendment bill. Perfectly good bill protecting parental speech at school boards. Was gutted in the middle of the night by Senator Fabian Donate to fine school boards $5K per day for protecting girls sports and private spaces. Killed.

Catherine Cortez Masto is extreme on abortion. She has voted for and pushed:

  • Elimination of Crisis Pregnancy centers that provide valuable resources for pregnant women.
  • Killing unborn babies through abortion through all nine months of pregnancy paid for by your tax dollars.

She is too extreme on abortion.

Because it does.

Nevadans have an easy choice to make this election cycle. With the recent Dobbs v Jackson Supreme Court decision which overturned Roe and returned abortion law-making back to the states and the people, democrats and their allies in the press have raced to see who can be more extreme in their anti-life, anti-woman, anti-unborn rhetoric. Our endorsements for the statewide races are:

  • US Senate - Adam Laxalt
  • Congress District 1 - Mark Robertson
  • Congress District 2 - Mark Amodei
  • Congress District 3 - April Becker
  • Congress District 4 - Sam Peters
  • Governor - Joe Lombardo
  • Lt Governor - Stavros Anthony
  • Secretary of State - Jim Marchant
  • State Treasurer - Michele Fiore
  • Controller - Andy Matthews
  • Attorney General - Sigal Chattah

VOTE NO ON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION 1 AND 3.

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Supreme Court To Hear Case Tomorrow That Could Overturn Roe

On December 1, 2021, the United States Supreme Court will hear the abortion case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization concerning Mississippi’s 2018 “Gestational Age Act” which protects babies after 15-weeks gestation. The court is considering the question as to whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional.

Viability, the time when the child can “survive on its own” apart from the mother, is considered to be about 21-22 weeks. Dobbs v Jackson could be a direct challenge to Roe v Wade and the subsequent Casey decision which dictate that “a State may not prohibit any woman from making the ultimate decision to terminate her pregnancy before viability.”

The state of Mississippi and others note that the state has interests that come into play prior to viability and that the Roe and Casey decisions prevent them from even being considered.

For instance, abortions at 15 weeks are more dangerous and states need the ability to protect women considering these abortions. Roe and Casey are based on medical research that is 50 years old. There are now studies showing that early in the “second trimester” (before 15 weeks) the unborn can feel pain and is conscious. That means that Casey and Roe protect the killing of conscious/sentient, pain sensing human beings. That adds an extra level of barbarism and inhumanity to the outrage of the killing of innocent human beings.

US Abortion Law Is Radical and Horrific

Harvard Law Professor Mary Ann Glendon and Notre Dame’s O. Carter Snead say that the Mississippi law prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks is a modest proposal compared to abortion laws around the world. The militant opposition to a ban after fifteen weeks shows how truly radical and outrageous both the abortion movement and abortion law is in the United States. Horrifyingly, the United States is just one of seven nations that allow abortion beyond 20 weeks including China and North Korea.

Our colleagues at National Right to Life note that “At 15-weeks gestation, a little boy or girl’s heart has been beating for over two months. Brain waves have been detectable for 7 weeks. At eight weeks of gestation, brain waves can be detected. At nine weeks, the baby is kicking and swimming. At week ten, every organ is in place and the baby can begin to hear. At weeks eleven and twelve, teeth begin to form, fingernails develop. The baby can turn her head and frown. The baby can hiccup. At week 13, the baby can grasp objects placed in her hand; all organ systems are functioning. The baby also has skeletal structure, nerves, and circulation.”

Please join us in praying that the Supreme Court finally recognizes the humanity of the unborn. The case is not expected to be settled until the spring. Until then, Nevada Right to Life will provide information and perspective from several different groups and their briefings as to why the Mississippi law should be upheld and why Roe and Casey must be overturned.

2020 General Ballots Are Here!

Every registered voter in Nevada should have received their ballot for the General Election in the mail, even if not requested. PLEASE KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN for your ballot and secure it. We recommend that you fill out your ballot with your choices marked, put it in a safe place, and then vote IN PERSON during early voting (when you go, surrender your ballot after writing void on it).

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2020 Endorsements for Nevada's General Election

President: Donald J Trump

CD1: Kamau Bakari

CD2: Marc Amodei

CD3: Dan "Big Dan" Rodimer

CD4: Jim Marchant

Justice of the Supreme Court: Douglas Herndon

Senate District 4 – Esper Hickman

Senate District 5 – Carrie Buck

Senate District 6 – April Becker

Senate District 11 – Joshua Dowden

Senate District 15 – Heidi Gansert

Senate District 18 – Scott T Hammond

Senate District 19 – Pete Goicoechea

Assembly District 2 – Heidi Kasama

Assembly District 4 – Richard McArthur

Assembly District 6 – Katie Duncan

Assembly District 7 – Anthony Palmer

Assembly District 9 – Barbara Altman

Assembly District 10 – Chris Hisgen

Assembly District 11 – Eric Krattiger

Assembly District 12 – Jeremy Graves

Assembly District 13 – Tom Roberts

Assembly District 15 – Stan Vaughn

Assembly District 16 – Reyna “Alex” Sajdak

Assembly District 17 – Jack Polcyn

Assembly District 18 – Heather Ann Florian

Assembly District 19 – Ann “Annie” Black

Assembly District 21 – Cherlynn Arrington

Assembly District 22 – Melissa Hardy

Assembly District 23 – Glenn Leavitt

Assembly District 25 – Jill Tolles

Assembly District 26 – Lisa Krasner

Assembly District 27 – Barb Hawn

Assembly District 29 – Steven Delisle

Assembly District 30 – Charlene Young

Assembly District 31 – Jill Dickman

Assembly District 32 – Alexis Hansen

Assembly District 33 – John C. Ellison

Assembly District 34 – Jay Thomas Carlson

Assembly District 35 – Jay Calhoun

Assembly District 36 – Gregory Hafen II

Assembly District 37 – Andy Matthews

Assembly District 38 – Robin Titus

Assembly District 39 – Jim Wheeler

Assembly District 40 – Phillip PK O’Neill

Assembly District 41 – Erika Smith

Endorsement Process

Nevada Right to Life lobbies on a local, state, and federal level. In support of this goal, we provide endorsements and candidate information to enable pro-life voters to vote for the best advocates who can then pass laws and enact policy that protects life from conception to natural death.

Candidates receive endorsements based on the following criteria:

  1. Past votes on life.
  2. Satisfactory completion of a candidate survey on life issues and policy.
  3. Past volunteerism or direct action on behalf of life.
  4. Viability.

Non-life issues are not considered in the endorsement process. We are a single issue group. Life is the first issue. If a candidate does not value life, it is doubtful they will value much else.

trump Barrett

Nevada Right to Life commends President Trump’s nomination of an impressively well-qualified judge to the Supreme Court. Judge Barrett has demonstrated a commitment to defending the text and history of the Constitution and the principles of judicial restraint.

Amy Coney Barrett stands in stark contrast with the judicial-legislative activists who would be nominated by Joe Biden. Joe Biden has promised to impose a litmus test of his nominees and their support of Roe V. Wade.

Judge Barrett earned her J.D. summa cum laude from Notre Dame Law School, where she was first in her class and received the Hoynes Prize, the law school’s highest honor. She clerked for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Beginning in 2002, Barrett taught law at Notre Dame, and was named “Distinguished Professor of the Year” three times. In 2017, she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She is married to Jesse Barrett, an Assistant United States Attorney and the couple has seven children.

 

2020 Primary Fast Approaches

Due to COVID19, the Nevada Secretary of State announced the 2020 Nevada Election Primary will be conducted by mail-in ballot. All registered voters will get a ballot automatically as early as April 30. As such, it  is imperative that all pro-life voters educate themselves NOW on the candidates. Keep in mind, you will be the source of information for your family and friends.

Lawsuits have been filed against mail-in ballots, so please keep up to date by returning here often.

Now, more than ever, we need elected officials that value life at all ages and stages.

Endorsement Process

Nevada Right to Life lobbies on a local, state, and federal level. In support of this goal, we provide endorsements and candidate information to enable pro-life voters to vote for the best advocates who can then pass laws and enact policy that protects life from conception to natural death.

Candidates receive endorsements based on the following criteria:

  1. Past votes on life.
  2. Satisfactory completion of a candidate survey on life issues and policy.
  3. Past volunteerism or direct action on behalf of life.
  4. Viability.

Non-life issues are not considered in the endorsement process. We are a single issue group. Life is the first issue. If a candidate does not value life, it is doubtful they will value much else.

Who represents me? 

2020 First Round Endorsements for Nevada's Primary

First round endorsements announced at the Friends for Life Dinner, March 14, 2020

CD2: Marc Amodei

CD3: Dan "Big Dan" Rodimer

CD4: Jim Marchant

AD19: Chris Edwards

AD26: Assm. Lisa Krasner

AD27: Candidate Barb Hawn

AD31: Former  Assm. Jill Dickman

AD 32: Assm. Alexis Hansen

AD33: Assm. John Ellison

AD 36: Assm. Gregory Hafen II

AD 37: Candidate Andy Matthews

AD 39: Assm. Jim Wheeler

SD14: Senator Ira Hansen

SD19: Senator Pete Goicoechea

ADDITIONAL ENDORSEMENTS WILL BE ADDED PRIOR TO APRIL 30. 

47 Too Many

– Melissa Clement, Nevada Right to Life

Today marks the 47th anniversary of the tragic and devastating Roe v Wadedecision. The human carnage – for the unborn and their mothers – wrought that day was likely unimaginable to the seven men who sat in judgement on future generations. These men legalized abortion, for any reason, for all nine months of pregnancy. They turned mother against child, father against mother.

Marketing Death and Grief to Women

For years, slick marketing has covered the blood. Reproductive freedom and choice sells much better than the loneliness and the emotional toll from choosing to kill a life to live your own.
Legal, safe, and rare was a great sales pitch in the days before social media. But as the unborn lives lost surpass 61 million in our country alone, it becomes increasingly hard to believe. A photographic tour through infamous abortionist Kermit Gosnell’s house of horrors, where women bled to death and babies born alive were drowned in toilets, further pricks the conscience.

Illustration newborn baby like 3D ultrasound of baby in mother's womb and same baby 7 days old.

Truth Beats Marketing

For most of the past 47 years, millions of women struggled in silence with the physical and emotional consequences of their choice to abort their baby. In the last decade though, groups like Silent No More have given women the tools to heal from their choice, grieve their loss, and share with younger women the truth of abortion.
3D ultrasound shows the humanity of the unborn. The “blobs of tissue” smile and wave back at their mothers in doctors’ offices and pregnancy resource centers across the nation. In doing so, become their own greatest advocates. Our children are pro-life because they have seen pictures of themselves in utero. They know the awful truth “there but for the grace of God, go I.”

The Mask Has Slipped

The slick marketing has slipped in the last year exposing the horrific truth that was always there. The pro-abortion governors in New York and Virginia proudly advocated abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy and, ghoulishly, after birth. In Nevada, pro-abortion legislators reduced already weak requirements for informed consent, removed screening for coercion prior to an abortion, and most stunningly, eliminated a doctor’s requirement to verify a young girl’s age prior to an abortion. Meanwhile, school board members across the state, welcomed the nation’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, into our classrooms. Why? To teach our children a transactional, value-free, and consequenceless perspective to sex.

Call to action

2019 was a tough year and 2020, as the election nears, will be more challenging. But we will win. For the unborn, for the women, for the children, we will fight on, knowing the truth will set us free.
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