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June 4, 2019

Nevada, Illinois Pass Bills Protecting Reproductive Rights
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And as a number of states around the country ramp up their attack on
reproductive rights, Illinois and Nevada took steps Friday to expand
abortion protections. In Illinois, the Senate passed the Reproductive
Health Act, which asserts the "fundamental right" to have an abortion
and declares that a "fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have
independent rights." The Illinois House already passed the measure, and
Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker, who has publicly backed the bill, is
expected to sign it into law.

In Nevada, Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak signed the Trust Nevada
Women Act on Friday, which decriminalizes certain acts related to
providing abortions. It also removes the requirements that abortion
providers explain the "emotional implications" of an abortion to
patients.

The House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing today on threats to
reproductive rights in America.


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