New Mexico Committee Passes Legislation Legalizing Abortions Up to Birth
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/02/02/new-mexico-committee-passes-legislation-legalizing-abortions-up-to-birth/
New Mexico moved closer to adopting a radical new law allowing abortions for basically any reason up to birth on Friday night. A second committee has approved a bill for abortions up to birth, setting up a vote in the full House of Representatives.
Previously, State House Bill 51 passed the House Consumer and Public Affairs committee in a 3-2 vote, with all Democrats voting in favor and all Republicans voting against.
Last night, hundreds of New Mexicans showed up for the House Judiciary Committee hearing on HB-51, a bill that would strip New Mexico’s criminal abortion statute, keeping full-term, elective abortion legal while stripping conscience protections for medical professionals. Most of the pro-life people attending were not allowed to testify in opposition to the bill by the pro-abortion chairwoman, Rep. Gail Chasey (D-Bernalillo).
After the hearing, the pro-abortion bill passed on a party-line vote of 10-4 and will proceed for a vote on the House floor.