2013 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 632 - Nursing
NRS 632.475 - Unlawful to require participation in abortion.


NV Rev Stat § 632.475 (2013) What's This?

1. An employer shall not require a registered nurse, a licensed practical nurse, a nursing assistant or any other person employed to furnish direct personal health service to a patient to participate directly in the induction or performance of an abortion if the employee has filed a written statement with the employer indicating a moral, ethical or religious basis for refusal to participate in the abortion.

2. If the statement provided for in subsection 1 is filed with the employer, the employer shall not penalize or discipline the employee for declining to participate directly in the induction or performance of an abortion.

3. The provisions of subsections 1 and 2 do not apply to medical emergency situations.

4. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 898, 1639; A 1989, 2017)

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