House committee advances bill pushing abortion, ‘gender-affirming care’ (NM Legislature - would make it a crime for any school, community or county to interfere)

The Piñon Post ^ | February 3, 2023 | Renato Costa

[CedarDave]

On Friday, the state House Health and Human Services Committee advanced a radical piece of legislation, H.B. 7, which would force public bodies to facilitate abortions and transgenderism, dubbed “gender-affirming care,” or face lawsuits.

The bill also explicitly bans municipalities and counties from passing local laws to protect children in the womb from being aborted, meaning counties would be banned from enforcing their ordinances.

The bill would “prohibit public bodies from discriminating against persons based on their use or non-use of reproductive or gender-affirming care,” meaning it could push teachers and any other public workers to support body mutilation for all ages, including children, as well as abortion, according to the bill’s fiscal impact report.

So-called “gender-affirming care” means “psychological, behavioral, surgical, medication, and other medical services to support a person’s gender identity,” while “public bodies” are defined as “state and local governments, commissions, or boards established by the state and any branches of state government, such as school districts and universities, that receive state funding.” It would also open up conscientious objectors to civil suits.

The New Mexico Family Action Movement wrote of the committee, “Although it was a great disappointment to see this bill move forward, we are thankful for the representatives who stood in opposition to it. ...

Following the bill’s passage through the committee, Ranking Member Jenifer Jones (R-Deming) wrote, “During today’s discussion it became clear that this bill opens up the doors for any agent of any ‘public body’ or organization that receives public funding including [M]edicaid — to include doctors, teachers, firefighters, police, etc. — to be sued privately or by the Attorney General for ‘indirectly interfering’ with anyone seeking abortion or transgender procedures.”

The bill ultimately passed 7-3 and now heads to the House Judiciary Committee, where it will continue to be scrutinized.

[CedarDave]

If passed it means that if a child asks a teacher or doctor for help obtaining an abortion or transgender procedure, and they do not refer the child to such a provider, or if they suggest alternative care, the teacher or doctor could be sued for interfering with access to these procedures. They would be liable for up to $5,000 or damages including tens of thousands in attorney fees.

[CedarDave]

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[xp38]

Just another reason to homeschool

[Rurudyne]

I wonder which Party of Death and Mutilation of Children is behind this?

Could it be .... Democrats?

[bimboeruption]

Killin’ ‘em cheap
Stackin’ ‘em deep

Libs just can’t get enough of slaughtering babies.

[BenLurkin]

Out of control government is out of control.

[LegendHasIt]

Well, I’m all for “Gender Affirming Care”

As long as it is limited to :

A: You have XY chromosomes; You are a male.
B: You have XX chromosomes; You are a female.

[Organic Panic]

These demons LOVE destroying children. They absolutely love it. Kill them in the womb or through them to the mercies of sodomites. Sick

[adorno]

would make it a crime for any school, community or county to interfere

That clause alone, would make the law a crime, since it would be judged unconstitutional.

What we have within the federal government and in states and localities, are people writing laws or passing regulations, which are unconstitutional, and the zombies in society going along without any challenges to those laws and regulations and mandates and edicts.

[Nifster]

Such insanity

[unlearner]

Those who fought for America’s independence would have had no discussion about this and collectively decided without a single word spoken to bring guns, saddle up, and go remove these reprobate people from civilization permanently. My thinking is that if the British troops were here, they would have temporarily agreed to suspend their smaller dispute and help the Americans rid humanity of an evil plague.

[NetAddicted]

I’m surprised that Pinon Post said teachers and doctors would have to support body modification for transgender kids. I know there are many Hispanics there, but I thought NM was libiotted.

[NetAddicted]

I’m not sure I made this clear. Pinon Post didn’t say they were against genital mutilation, but they made it pretty clear they are against it.