FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2023 PRESS CONTACT: Amber Falgout, [email protected] Nevada Health Care Providers, Patients, and Advocates Respond to SCOTUS Emergency Abortion Case Oral Arguments Las Vegas, NV – Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that will determine the future of EMTALA, a federal law that guarantees that, in […]
Nevadans Supporting Reproductive Freedom Respond to Arizona Abortion Ruling That Would Set Rights Back 160 Years LAS VEGAS, NV – This morning, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled to uphold a near-total abortion ban that has been on the books since 1864. This supersedes Arizona’s current abortion restriction which means residents will face a significant […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 26, 2024 Contact: Jacob Solis, [email protected], 702.468.9486 Battle Born Progress calls on Supreme Court to preserve access to mifepristone LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, the case that will decide whether right-wing activists and Trump-appointed judges will be able […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, February 22, 2024 MEDIA CONTACT: Shelbie Swartz, [email protected], 702-419-9410 Nevada Progressive Organizations Respond to Sam Brown’s Attempt to Revise Extremist Anti-Abortion Stance Las Vegas, Nev. — This week, following more than a decade of maintaining an anti-abortion stance through his multiple failed electoral campaigns in Texas and Nevada, Sam Brown is […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2023 Contact: Maria-Teresa Liebermann-Parraga, [email protected] Bill Protecting Abortion Providers and Out-of-State Patients Heard by Nevada Assembly Committee CARSON CITY, NV – This afternoon, the Nevada Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor heard testimony on Senate Bill 131, introduced by Senate Majority Nicole Cannizzaro, that seeks to protect both abortion providers in Nevada, and out-of-state […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2023 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Assembly Floor Votes to Pass Bill to Make Prescription Drugs Affordable to All Nevadans Supporters are encouraged to see AB250 Pass the Assembly Floor. CARSON CITY, NV – Today, the Assembly Floor voted to pass AB250, extending the Inflation Reduction Act’s prescription drugs affordability […]
LAS VEGAS, NV – Late Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling to freeze a lower court opinion that would have restricted access to the drug Mifepristone, a common pill form of medication-induced abortion. Annette Magnus, Executive Director of Battle Born Progress, issued the following statement: “For once, the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday April 18, 2023 CONTACTS: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Nevada Federal, State Leaders Call for Wealthy to Pay Their Fair Share, Warn Cuts to Health Programs Will Hurt Nevada Families New Report Shows Impact to Nevada if Congressional Republicans Refuse to Raise Debt Ceiling **Link to Video Recordings** **Link to […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 14, 2023 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee Votes to Pass Assembly Bill 250 Addressing Affordable Prescription Drugs in Nevada During a Work Session Advocates Celebrate the Passage of AB250 in the Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee CARSON CITY, NV – Today, the Assembly Committee on Commerce […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13, 2023 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702-752-0656 President Biden and the Department of Justice are Protecting and Expanding Abortion & Health Care Access The Department of Justice Asks the Supreme Court to Protect Access to Mifepristone, President Biden Plans to Expand Healthcare Coverage for DACA Recipients LAS VEGAS, NV – Late […]
