Senator Catherine Cortez Masto verbally hit out at her Republican opponent this Friday, arguing that if Adam Laxalt were to be elected, he would further restrict women’s rights by supporting a national abortion ban.
“We have an election here,” said Cortez Masto, a sitting Democrat senator seeking reelection into a second term. “And who wins this seat is going to determine whether or not there’s gonna be support for that federal abortion ban.
“And I’m here to tell you, my opponent is pro-life, which, listen, if it stopped there, that would be fine. But he wants to roll back what we have done in this state,” Cortez Masto added. “That is what is at stake. He is out of step with the majority of Nevadans in this state. And if we do not protect it, if we do not protect the seat, we are going to lose those rights that we have fought for.”
These comments were made when she appeared at the Fuente de Vida Mental Health Services clinic located in Las Vegas on Friday, just a week following the striking down of the Roe v. Wade ruling which legalized abortion.