This morning, the Supreme Court once again declined to block S.B. 8, allowing Texas’ extreme 6-week abortion ban to stand and further undermining the half-century-old legal precedent guaranteeing the right to abortion in Roe v. Wade. Curbing abortion access is central to Adam Laxalt’s campaign for U.S. Senate, but he has refused to answer questions regarding this case and federal legislation involving abortion access.

With the future of Roe v. Wade and 50 years of legal precedent on the line, Laxalt is hoping to hide his extreme views on abortion access. Laxalt’s record shows that he would be an automatic vote for anti-choice Justices and for federal legislation to restrict reproductive rights. As Attorney General Laxalt signed onto multiple legal efforts that would restrict abortion access and even pledged to “look into” rolling back the 1990 law that protects Nevadans’ right to choose, even though an overwhelming majority of voters approved it.

In response to today’s news, Nevada Democratic Victory Executive Director Brynn Palmen released the following statement:

“The Supreme Court’s decision to allow this extreme abortion ban to stand is a powerful reminder to Nevada voters of the stakes of this election. Laxalt has dedicated his career 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. Adam Laxalt won’t stand up for the rights of Nevada women and cannot become the 51st vote to help overturn Roe v. Wade.”

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