Adam Laxalt spent his entire time in office fixated on restricting women’s reproductive rights, and his record is in the spotlight following the Supreme Court’s decision to allow an extreme six-week abortion ban to take effect. The Court’s decision threatens the future of Roe v. Wade and 50 years of legal precedent, and in the U.S. Senate Laxalt would be an automatic vote for anti-choice Justices and for federal legislation to restrict reproductive rights. 

Laxalt knows his extreme record opposing abortion puts him out of step with the majority of Nevadans, with the Washington Post reporting: “Laxalt has described himself as an opponent of abortion and, as attorney general, signed briefs supporting restrictive abortion laws in other states. His campaign did not respond to an email seeking comment.” 

“Adam Laxalt dedicated his time in office to the anti-choice movement, using his position as Attorney General to undermine reproductive rights and even opening the door to overturning the law protecting abortion access in Nevada. Laxalt won’t stand up for the rights of Nevada women and this recent attack on women’s health care is a powerful reminder of what’s at stake in next year’s election and why we must defeat anti-choice extremist Adam Laxalt,” said Brynn Palmen, Executive Director of Nevada Democratic Victory. 

Background on Adam Laxalt’s Anti-Choice Record: 

Adam Laxalt spent his entire time in office fixated on restricting women’s reproductive rights.

• As Attorney General he chose to sign onto multiple legal efforts that would restrict abortion access, going against the medical community by signing onto two amicus briefs supporting Texas and Alabama’s laws banning one of the most common methods of safe, legal abortion. 

• Laxalt backed abortion restrictions or anti-choice entities in other states at least four times in his four years as Nevada’s Attorney General.

• Laxalt even pledged to “look into” rolling back the 1990 law that protects Nevadans’ right to choose and was voted on by an overwhelming majority of Nevadans. 

• Laxalt was twice endorsed by the Nevada Right to Life, an extreme anti-choice group which opposes abortion rights.

• On Medicaid, Laxalt said “I would not have done the Medicaid expansion,” even though hundreds of thousands of Nevadans gained health insurance, including for life-saving reproductive care, because of the policy implemented by then GOP Governor Brian Sandoval.

• Laxalt supported a dangerous religious refusals rule that could allow pharmacists to deny patients access to birth control based on their personal objections.

• Laxalt supports fake women’s health clinics that deceive pregnant people about their reproductive options, and can cause them delays in accessing real health care.

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