Nevada
Planned Parenthood clinics in Nevada continue to see surge of out-of-state patients
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — It’s been a year and a half since the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson case, which ultimately overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision and opened the floodgates for states to pass legislation banning or restricting abortion.
Abortion access remains intact in Nevada, though, thanks to a 1990 voter referendum that safeguarded abortion rights for up to 24 weeks of pregnancy.
“We want to make sure that those patients know that here in southern Nevada, they are welcome and they are safe,” said Adrienne Mansanares, the CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, which covers a region spanning several western states, including Nevada.
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Nevada’s policies preserving abortion access are why women from abortion-restrictive states continue to flock to the silver state for care, even 1.5 years post-Roe. Mansanares said the number of out-of-state patients seeking abortion services at Planned Parenthood’s southern Nevada clinics has tripled since the 2022 SCOTUS ruling, and that demand remains steady.
“About half of the patients that are accessing abortion care are coming from out of state. The majority of those folks are traveling all the way from Texas,” Mansanares said as she detailed what Planned Parenthood’s two southern Nevada clinics are seeing.
Women aren’t just coming here from states like Texas, though. Some are coming from places where it’s still legal, showing how abortion laws affect patients and providers even outside the jurisdictions they govern.
“We see patients in our Las Vegas health center that may have traveled from Colorado or New Mexico, where abortion care is available, it’s accessible, but the appointments have been blocked out by people who are traveling,” she said.
Mansanares said Planned Parenthood recognizes the lengthy journey many women make to come to Nevada for abortion care, adding that many of them already have children and are tasked with not only finding transportation and lodging but childcare, too. Furthermore, many advocates feared the overturning of Roe v. Wade would affect minority women most acutely, and Mansanares said that’s evident in the women they’re seeing making cross-country journeys to Nevada for care. Mansanares said they’ve taken extra care over the last year to make their clinics inviting for those patients who’ve made the long trek to Nevada, offering refreshments upon their arrival. She said they’ve also worked with a network of private donors who’ve helped sponsor women’s journeys for abortion care post-Roe.
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To accommodate the surge they’re seeing at their clinics, Planned Parenthood has hired more staff and increased telehealth services, freeing up space for out-of-state patients in their Nevada clinics.
Mansanares adds that wait times have improved since the Supreme Court’s consequential ruling in 2022, back when it could have taken as long as 21 days to get an appointment.
“I am so proud that we have reduced that wait time to less than 3 days at this point, and we even have walk-ins that come in that we’re able to help with a medication abortion. We’ll figure it out,” Mansanares said.
While abortion access has been decided in Nevada — at least for now — it’s expected to be on the ballot in other states in 2024, and those decisions can directly impact clinics and patients here in the valley.
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — An offender within the Nevada Department of Corrections system has died from a stabbing, officials said.
According to a press release from NDOC, Dylan Walters, 33, died at University Medical Center on Oct. 27. He was serving 16 to 40 months at High Desert State Prison for attempted grand larceny.
Officials said he came to NDOC on April 18 last year from Clark County. According to the coroner, he died from multiple stab wounds, and his manner of death was ruled as a homicide.
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Nevada attorney general joins multi-state lawsuit over SNAP benefit cuts during government shutdown
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced Tuesday he is joining a multi-state lawsuit against the Trump administration over cuts to federal food assistance benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown.
As the shutdown enters its fourth week, approximately 500,000 Nevadans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, face uncertainty about their November benefits. Our state typically receives around $90 million per month in federal SNAP funding.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture says on their website that SNAP benefits will not be distributed starting Nov. 1, stating “the well has run dry” and pointing to Senate Democrats as the reason for the shutdown. Nationally, SNAP helps approximately 42 million Americans.
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However, attorneys general from 23 states and the District of Columbia argue the USDA is making a “deliberate” decision to withhold contingency funds that exist for exactly this scenario.
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“The Trump Administration’s choice to cut SNAP benefits is not only a deliberate, cruel and extraordinarily harmful decision, it is unlawful. And the reason it cites — the ongoing federal government shutdown — is inadequate,” Ford said in a news release.
In an agency memo obtained by Scripps News, the USDA says they are saving more than $5 billion in contingency funds for more immediate emergencies like “hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods, that can come on quickly and without notice.” Further, the agency says the appropriations for regular monthly benefits do not exist anymore due to the shutdown, and they will not reimburse states who try providing benefits themselves.
“Contingency funds exist for this exact scenario, yet the USDA has decided to abdicate its responsibility to Nevadans and refused to fund SNAP benefits. I understand the stress of not knowing where your next meal is coming from, because I’ve lived it. I don’t wish that stress on any Nevadan, and I’ll fight to be sure nobody in our state goes hungry. I urge Governor Lombardo to do the same and to work with his party and President Trump to ensure that Nevadans receive their SNAP benefits,” Ford continued.
Gov. Joe Lombardo has urged the federal government to end their standstill, citing its harmful effects on Nevada in letters sent our federal delegation, specifically over SNAP.
In the 51-page lawsuit, attorneys general claim the lapse in SNAP benefits would bring more harm beyond just those who rely on the program, but also local governments, school systems and food pantries as their supplies can’t meet the spike in demand.
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Ford joins attorneys general from Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin in the lawsuit. The governors of Kansas, Kentucky and Pennsylvania have also joined the suit.
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