A Nevada judge rejected a state ballot initiative on abortion rights, calling it overly 'broad'

• A Nevada judge rejected a ballot measure that would protect abortion rights.
• Judge James T. Russell said the measure as written was too broad.
• It comes as more states move to enshrine reproductive rights in their constitutions.

A Nevada judge turned down a ballot measure that would have constitutionally protected abortion rights in the state, calling the amendment overly broad.

The measure, proposed by Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom, included "all matters relating to pregnancy," not just abortion.