Catholic Bishops of Nevada Urge Voters to Vote "No" on Question 6 which Threatens the Lives of the Unborn

The Nevada Catholic Conference is actively urging voters to vote "No" on Question 6, a constitutional amendment on the November 3, 2026, ballot. [1, 2]

According to an official policy advisory issued by the Nevada Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the state's Catholic bishops, the organization opposes the measure for several key reasons: [1]

• Opposition to Constitutional Enshrining: The conference opposes permanently placing the right to abortion into the Nevada Constitution. [1]
• Expansion Concerns: The advisory notes that while abortion is already legal in Nevada up to 24 weeks, they argue Question 6 would expand access up to the ninth month of pregnancy. [1]
• Parental Notification: The bishops oppose the measure because they state it would remove parental notification and family involvement when minors make abortion decisions. [1]

Question 6, formally known as the Nevada Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment, appears on the ballot alongside several other initiative and referendum questions in the upcoming general election. [1, 2]

Full Text Statement from the Bishops:  In Nevada’s November 2026 general election, there is an abortion ballot initiative that proposes to radically expand and enshrine abortion into our Nevada Constitution. The Nevada Catholic Conference opposes this constitutional amendment and the ballot initiative seeking to permanently place the right to abortion in our state constitution. We urge you to vote NO on this dangerous initiative that threatens the dignity, safety and rights of women, children, and families for many reasons; among them:

It dangerously expands abortion rights. Abortion, already legal in Nevada up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, would now be permitted to the 9th month of pregnancy, to full term.

 

It ratifies removal of parental notification and family involvement from abortion decisions made by minor children. Parental consent is required to give a student a Tylenol; yet this initiative would allow a minor to obtain an abortion without a parent even knowing.
It is dangerous for women and young girls. Question 6 would replace the ‘licensed physician’ requirement for abortion with ‘health care practitioner, ’ a term that includes nurses, dentists, opticians, and medical laboratory technicians (NRS 439A.0195) AND severely threatens the state’s ability to regulate abortion clinics for basic health, safety, and sanitary conditions.
For these and many other reasons, the Nevada Catholic Conference urges all Vote NO on Question 6!

Source - https://nevadacatholic.org/question-6