Young Nevada mom-to-be steps out of comfort zone to protect healthcare rights
First-time political volunteer in Nevada goes door-to-door despite her fears. Her actions driven by worries about future medical-care access as she plans to start a family
In Henderson Nevada‚ Rikki Lovenbury found herself doing something unexpected - knocking on strangers doors for a political campaign. The 30-year old first-time volunteer pushed through her nervousness because of a bigger worry: the possibility of Donald Trump returning to office
Her concerns are deeply personal; Lovenbury and her husbandʼs family-planning goals face uncertainty due to potential changes in healthcare rules. “The reports about pregnant women not getting needed medical-care in strict-policy states really got to me“ she explains‚ while noting that even though Nevada doesnt have restrictions now things could change nation-wide
The door-to-door work — which takes her far outside her usual comfort-zone — represents a direct response to her fears about access to medical services. Despite Nevadaʼs current pro-choice stance (which protects womens healthcare options) Lovenbury sees the upcoming election as a turning-point that could affect reproductive rights across America
