Activists keep abortion statute in public eye (New Mexico)

The Albuquerque Journal ^ | February 14, 2020 | Dan Boyd

[CedarDave]

SANTA FE – On the surface, there’s been little debate and no formal action on abortion-related issues during this year’s 30-day legislative session.

But the uneasy stalemate could be broken after this year’s election cycle, and both abortion opponents and abortion rights advocates have traveled to the Roundhouse to rally support for their respective positions – and keep the pressure on lawmakers.

Then there’s Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who recently told attendees at a Planned Parenthood event that a long-dormant state abortion ban will be “gone” as soon as there are enough votes in the Senate to pass a repeal measure.

But abortion opponents have mobilized just in case, and say they’re bracing for the proposal to be brought back either during a special legislative session that Lujan Grisham would have to call or during next year’s 60-day session.

New Mexico’s abortion law is largely unenforceable now because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

But the Supreme Court plans to take up a high-stakes abortion case next month, which could change the legal landscape and prompt a new skirmish at the Roundhouse.

Those on both sides of the abortion debate are well aware of the potential implications.

New Mexico is among the states with the fewest abortion restrictions in the nation.

It’s also one of seven that permit abortions at any stage in a pregnancy, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit research group that works to advance reproductive health, and published reports.

Anti-abortion crusaders say that’s made New Mexico into an abortion magnet, as nearly 20% of the roughly 4,500 abortions performed in New Mexico in 2014 involved women from out of state, according to state Department of Health data.

[CedarDave]

Besides second amendment laws, pot legislation and crime issues, pro-life supporters need to go to the polls this November to take back the NM Senate or at least defeat the most ardent abortion supporters (not all NM Dems are pro-abortion).

[CedarDave]

NM list PING!

I may not PING for all New Mexico articles. To see New Mexico articles by topic click here: New Mexico Topics

To see NM articles by keyword, click here: New Mexico Keyword

To see the NM Message Page, click here: New Mexico Messages

(The NM list is available on my FR homepage for FR member use; its use in the News Forum should not be for trivial or inconsequential posts. Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list.)
(For ABQ Journal articles requiring a subscription, scroll down to the bottom of the page to view the article for free after answering a question or watching a short video commercial.)

[shanover]

New Mexico out New Jersey-ing New Jersey at a rapid pace just like Virginia.

[joma89]

Leftists love to get their blood lust fulfilled by murdering babies.

JoMa