Session after session, legislators have always had multiple issues to consider. Yet the Republican leadership refuses to consider extending the same protection to girls under 18 that their male counterparts enjoy – namely parental involvement in all medical procedures! For whatever reason, abortion remains a PROTECTED invasive surgery that a girl as young as 11 can consent to without a parents EVER KNOWING.

“They have more important things to do, like approve the Governor’s tax package,” is a constant refrain heard from senators, staff and powerful lobbyists in Carson.

Meanwhile, girls are asked to face – completely alone and isolated from her family – one of the greatest stressors possible, a crisis pregnancy. Secret abortions support predators, sex traffickers and coercive boyfriends – they certainly do not benefit the young girls who then must carry that secret around for the rest of their lives.

ACTION: PLEASE CALL THE FOLLOWING SENATORS ASAP AND ASK THEM TO RE-REFER AB405 TO HHS, GIVE IT A HEARING AND PASS IT. PROTECT TEENS AND PROTECT PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES!

Ben Kieckhefer – 775-684-1450 

Ben.Kieckhefer@sen.state.nv.us

Greg Brower – 775-684-1419

Greg.Brower@sen.state.nv.us

Michael Roberson – 775-684-1481 

Michael.Roberson@sen.state.nv.us

Downloads for Action:

Half page flyer with phone numbers and emails: actionflyer

Petition: petitionpn

Friday, April 17, 2015, AB405 – parental notification for underage girls seeking an abortion – cleared the first house by a vote of 24-15. This was an amazing victory given that a week before the Associated Press had declared the bill dead.

Please take a moment to thank each of the members of the Assembly who supported parents and teens:

Paul.Anderson@asm.state.nv.us, Derek.Armstrong@asm.state.nv.us, Jill.Dickman@asm.state.nv.us, Vicki.Dooling@asm.state.nv.us, Chris.Edwards@asm.state.nv.us, John.Ellison@asm.state.nv.us, Michele.Fiore@asm.state.nv.us, David.Gardner@asm.state.nv.us, John.Hambrick@asm.state.nv.us, Ira.Hansen@asm.state.nv.us, Pat.Hickey@asm.state.nv.us, Brent.Jones@asm.state.nv.us, Randy.Kirner@asm.state.nv.us, John.Moore@asm.state.nv.us, Erven.Nelson@asm.state.nv.us, PK.Oneill@asm.state.nv.us, James.Oscarson@asm.state.nv.us, Victoria.Seaman@asm.state.nv.us, Shelly.Shelton@asm.state.nv.us, Stephen.Silberkraus@asm.state.nv.us, Lynn.Stewart@asm.state.nv.us, Robin.Titus@asm.state.nv.us, Glenn.Trowbridge@asm.state.nv.us, Jim.Wheeler@asm.state.nv.us

AB405 now goes to the Senate, where it will have a hearing before the HHS committee. To become law, it must pass out of committee then go before the full Senate. Once it passes there, the Governor must sign the bill. At that point, pre-teen and teen girls and their families will finally be protected.

On April 10, 2015, Assembly Judiciary held a hearing on AB405 – Parental Notification for underage girls seeking an abortion. Later that evening, Asm. Judiciary passed the bill with amendment removing the reporting sections of the bill. It now goes to the Assembly Floor.

To watch the hearing click below. AB405 starts at 1:32.

https://nvleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=14&clip_id=4279&embed=1

Ohrenschall, Diaz, Anderson and Araujo vote no.

Nelson, Fiore, Jones, Trowbridge, Gardner, O’Neill, Seaman, Hansen vote yes.

The Assembly Judiciary heard testimony today on AB405, Parental Notification. Testimony in favor included:

• History of PN in NV
• Construction of the bill
• OB-Gyn Doctor
• Crisis Pregnancy Center of Reno
• Living Grace Maternity Homes
• A family harmed by secret abortions
• A middle school educator

Once the full testimony is available online, it will be posted here.

4:43pm Working session will start soon. You can view it here: http://nvleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?event_id=4527

The Assembly Judiciary Committee will hear testimony on AB405 on Friday April 10. The meeting starts at 8am and parental notification is second on the agenda putting us at around 9am. If you are near Carson City, please come to the hearing and sign in in favor of AB405. If you are in Las Vegas, if you can please take time to stop by the Grant Sawyer Building and register your support. If you want to watch online, click here: http://nvleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?event_id=4498

Although the AP reported on April 7 that AB405 – Parental Notification for Underage Girls Seeking an Abortion – would go to an interim study (dead for two years), heroic efforts led by Assemblyman Ira Hansen resurrected the bill. The Republican Assembly Caucus should be thanked for recognizing that the time has come for Nevada to protect teens, pre-teens and their parents.