In Case You Missed It, a new editorial from the Las Vegas Sun calls out Adam Laxalt and Joe Lombardo for their consistent attacks on women’s reproductive rights. The Sun says “Laxalt is flatly against women’s right to control their bodies” and Lombardo “is clearly cozying up to anti-abortion extremists.” 

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Las Vegas Sun: GOP lawmakers deserve Emmys for their performances on abortion (editorial)

Editorial Board // 9.15.22

Key Points: 

• U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a longtime proponent of a federal ban on abortion, said Tuesday he would introduce a bill to create a nationwide ban on abortions after 15 weeks.
• Back in June, Republican legislators across the U.S. celebrated, when the Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v Jackson, overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating the nearly 50-year-old right for women to seek an abortion in the United States.
• Here in Nevada, Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt has refused to answer numerous direct questions about how he would vote if a federal abortion ban were to come before the Senate. But he did call the original decision in Roe v. Wade “a joke” and has clearly stated that he would support a strict statewide 13-week ban. In plain language, Laxalt is flatly against women’s right to control their bodies.
• Meanwhile, gubernatorial candidate Joe Lombardo gave a taxpayer-funded Metro helicopter ride to a silent auction supporting an anti-abortion organization. He is clearly cozying up to anti-abortion extremists. A walking cipher, Lombardo runs a bizarre campaign in which he avoids all hard questions and rarely states what he actually believes. But his refusal to speak plainly on the issue is by itself an admission. When it comes to abortion rights, nearly any adult in our society can articulate where they stand on the issue. By sidestepping it, Lombardo tacitly admits he sides with anti-abortion extremists and is afraid to confess it to the voters.
• In the theater of politics, it’s unfortunate the categories for silent performers seem to be coming back in vogue.Fortunately, unlike the Emmys, only the voters of Nevada and of the United States will determine whether Laxalt, Lombardo or any other Republicans are rewarded for their silence, corruption and flat out lies.

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