Amy Serrano

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo has signed a bill aimed at creating legal protections for abortion patients and providers in Nevada. Senate Bill 131, a bill that codifies an existing executive order protecting abortion providers in Nevada who provide care to out-of-state patients as well as the out-of-state abortion patients themselves.

A bill aimed at creating legal protections for abortion patients and providers now heads to Governor Lombardo’s desk after it was passed by the Nevada Assembly on Monday. The Assembly voted 27-14, with one absence, to pass Senate Bill 131, a bill that codifies an existing executive order protecting abortion providers in Nevada who provide care to out-of-state patients as well as the out-of-state abortion patients themselves.

A bill aimed at creating legal protections for abortion patients and providers is moving forward in the Nevada Legislature. Senate Bill 131 passed committee Wednesday afternoon.