During CBS appearance, MLG pressed on NM’s ‘controversial’ no-limit abortions

The Piñon Post ^ | April 17, 2023 | John Block

[CedarDave]

While appearing on CBS News’ Face the Nation Sunday, Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham doubled down on her pro-abortion stance, telling host Margaret Brennan ... “if we’re going to use the federal courts as a way to bar and ban access, we are looking at a national abortion ban and more. And I think states have to band together to do as much as they can in opposition to that.”

“So, currently, in New Mexico, abortion is legal. But you don’t actually have a law codifying it. ... " said Brennan.

Lujan Grisham responded, “We do—we do now. So the last time I was here, we didn’t. And you were, and thank you, talking about Colorado’s work. We now have a law both codifying [the] right to abortion, abortion care and access, as well as gender-affirming care in the state. So that just got signed by me,” referring to the controversial H.B. 7 passed this legislative session.

Brennan asked, “What so, nail down for me then how do you define because up till now my understanding is there wasn’t a limit on when in pregnancy, a woman could receive an abortion? Have you set any limit on that?”

“There are no limits,” answered Lujan Grisham.

“That’s very controversial,” responded Brennan.

“It can be,” noted Grisham, ... “New Mexico’s position, and mine, is that we should not be interfering with a woman’s right medical situation and her decision about that life-threatening potential circumstance. We shouldn’t be doing that.”

“So your state has become this haven of sorts for the surrounding states that do heavily restrict abortion like Texas,” Brennan said, with Lujan Grisham chiming in that Oklahoma was also on that list of feeder states to New Mexico for abortion tourism.

[CedarDave]

See the link for the full story and a portion of the FTN interview with MLG touting "no limits."

[LegendHasIt]

No Limits huh?

How about a 254the trimester abortion to Lujan then? Would that be OK?

(Rhetorical questions, not intending to suggest that it should be done, or that anyone answe.r)

[CedarDave]

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[reg45]

The Dobbs decision ruled that abortion was an issue reserved to the states so why are Federal Judges involved in any way?

[JimRed]

Send her a “KILL THE BABY” sweatshirt.