On April 6, 2010, women's rights and health advocates, including the ACLU of Nevada, will ask the Nevada Supreme Court to uphold a lower court ruling that prevents the "Personhood Nevada" petition, an initiative that seeks to ban a range of reproductive health services in the state, from being placed on the ballot. Lee Rowland, an attorney for the ACLU of Nevada, will be arguing before the court.

On January 8, Judge Russell of the First Judicial District declared the initiative invalid, finding that the petition was vague and misleading.

Tough choices.

We all have to make them. As you read this, Congress is pondering whether or not it will pass sweeping health insurance reform. A complex decision, indeed. In the midst of their debate, though, legislators shouldn’t forget a far more fundamental decision that individual Americans must make every day—the personal choice of deciding whether and when to have children.

Come say hello to the ACLU of Nevada as we table at this unique community event, the first of its kind sponsored by Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada, aimed at expanding access to services for the Latino community in the Las Vegas Valley.

This health fair will feature several community organizations providing free exams and information for the whole family regarding health care, employment, education, and much more.

Location: Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Hall 760 - North Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89110

In a legal challenge seeking to block the “Personhood Nevada” petition, an initiative that could potentially ban a range of reproductive health care in the state, Judge Russell of the First Judicial District today declared the initiative invalid.

On Thursday, November 12, 2009, the ACLU of Nevada, along with Planned Parenthood and the ACLU’s national Reproductive Freedom Project, filed a challenge to the “Personhood Initiative,” a measure which seeks to amend the Nevada Constitution and could interfere with personal medical decisions, including some fertility treatments, all abortions, and some forms of birth control.

On October 21, Personhood Nevada introduced an initiative petition which would add an amendment to the Nevada Constitution:

“In the great state of Nevada, the term 'person' applies to every human being.”

The petition later defines human being as any one "possessing a human genome specific for an individual member of the human species." Such “personhood” amendments have been introduced in other states and the apparent intent of the sponsors is to undercut a women’s constitutional right of choice.