Laxalt says one thing, does another
unedited footage, which clearly shows the audio and the context, Laxalt’s camp stopped trying to undercut honest reporting and instead began putting out statements saying the candidate wouldn’t try to strip away abortion rights for Nevadans if elected as governor.
This isn’t just a flip-flopping words problem for Laxalt. His campaign of contradictory messages is made even more dubious given his actions as attorney general.
The only two amicus (“friend of the court”) briefs filed in the past five months by Laxalt involve restricting reproductive freedom. On behalf of Nevada, Laxalt signed on to support so-called “crisis pregnancy centers,” which are fake health care clinics that lie to, shame and often intentionally mislead women about their reproductive health care options in an attempt to dissuade them from accessing abortion care.
Laxalt also signed Nevadans on in support of a Texas law, already found unconstitutional by a federal judge, that would ban specific abortion procedures, endangering the health and safety of women.
Following the lead of anti-choice Southern states is apparently a trend for Laxalt, as it was also recently reported that last year, he signed Nevada on in sup- port of an Alabama law similar to the one from Texas.
Laxalt is trying to have it both ways by saying he respects abortion rights and then attacking them. Laxalt and his allies have been attacking Sisolak for standing up for Nevada women’s right to receive accurate, honest information about their reproductive health. Recently, one Laxalt ally went so low as to attack Sisolak’s personal faith. This should should set off alarm bells for Nevadans who believe strongly in personal decisions, including matters of faith remaining personal and not the basis for how one makes public policy decisions.
In his campaign to be our next governor, Sisolak has been consistent and clear in his position on reproductive rights: These decisions are personal and have no business being decided by politicians. Our reproductive freedom is under attack at the federal level. Now, more than ever, Nevadans deserve a governor who is honest and forthright in his commitment to defend Nevadans’ reproductive freedoms.