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Tag Archives: Health
Nevada Has a 2023 New Year’s Resolution: Liver Transplants for Those Who Need Them
Nevada has a new year’s resolution for 2023: Perform the state’s first liver transplant and expand other organ transplant services for residents who need them.
Updated Online Tool Connects NV Veterans with Benefits
Only about 40% of Nevada’s 226,000 military veterans actually use their government benefits, so AARP has just revamped its online tool to help people connect to the right programs.
Nevada Set to Receive $14 Million in Multistate JUUL Settlement
After a two year multistate investigation into the vaping company JUUL Labs Inc. the e-cigarette giant has agreed to pay $438.5 million to 34 states and territories, including Nevada.
Gov. Sisolak Vows To Protect Abortion Access In Office
Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) voiced his support for abortion access earlier this month, while hosting a panel of advocates and obstetrician-gynecologists to discuss reproductive rights in what has become a major issue for Democratic voters in the purple state.
NV Health Officials Warn everyone is Vulnerable to Monkeypox
Health officials in Nevada are now working to boost messaging and vaccinations for those most likely to contract monkeypox after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the virus a public health emergency.
Gov Sisolak Signs Executive Order Furthering Abortion Protections
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed an executive order two weeks ago implementing protections for anyone seeking or providing abortion services or other reproductive health care within the Silver State.
Abortion Bans Threaten Jail Time For Pregnant People
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, pregnant people could now be sent to prison if they experience a miscarriage or stillbirth.
Biden Takes Action to Protect Abortion Rights But is it Enough?
Since the conservative majority in the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, President Biden stated that the court’s decision was not driven by the Constitution or the history of protecting women at the time when they were dying from unsafe abortions.
Future of Abortion Rights in Nevada
With the Supreme Court conservative majority ruling 6-3 in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and 5-4 to overturn Roe, the landscape of abortion rights in the United States has drastically shifted with some states having expansive protections while others already implemented severe restrictions.