EXCLUSIVE — Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) is making his first campaign stop in Nevada, and he’ll be greeted with nine billboards highlighting his anti-abortion stance.
The billboards, in Spanish and English, will be positioned along Interstate 580 and I-80 in Reno, where Vance will be speaking at a rally. On the billboards will be a photo of Vance and former President Donald Trump with the phrase “7 in 10 Nevadans support reproductive rights. JD Vance wants to ban abortion. Trump-Vance is too extreme for Nevada.”
In Nevada, abortion until 24 weeks of pregnancy is protected under state law, but now Democrats and abortion rights advocates are looking to amend the Nevada Constitution to solidify abortion access. The issue will appear on the November ballot, and if it passes it must be approved for a second vote in 2026 in order to amend the constitution.
A poll shows that 69% of Nevadans are for abortion rights, and abortion has been protected in Nevada for over three decades. Gov. Joe Lombardo (R-NV) signed legislation last year enshrining protection for out-of-state patients and in-state providers, and Sam Brown, one of the leading Republican Senate candidates, sat down for an NBC News interview with his wife who had an abortion when she was 24. Though Brown has an anti-abortion record, he said he would opposed a national abortion ban and would not fight to limit abortion access in the state.