{"id":192928,"date":"2018-12-19T13:45:35","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T19:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=192928"},"modified":"2018-12-19T14:17:50","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T20:17:50","slug":"new-mexico-force-healthcare-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/new-mexico-force-healthcare-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico may soon force healthcare workers to participate in abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As previously reported<\/a> by Live Action News, New Mexico state\u00a0representative Joanne Ferrary (D-Las Cruces) has introduced a bill that would eliminate all state restrictions on abortion if Roe v. Wade<\/em> is overturned. House Bill 51<\/a>\u00a0seeks to legalize abortion without restrictions — but just as significant and often overlooked is the fact that repealing this law will also remove conscience protections for healthcare providers.<\/p>\n

The bill<\/a> would allow abortions without restriction and would repeal\u00a0statute\u00a030-5-2<\/a>, which provides conscience protections for healthcare providers and institutions who refuse to commit an abortion. Without these stipulations in place, abortion supporters could strongarm medical professionals into committing abortions at the risk of losing their\u00a0jobs. “The big problem we have is that it does away with conscience clauses for doctors that have moral disagreements with performing abortions,\u201d said House Minority Whip Rod Montoya<\/a>. \u201cI think there will still be a fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

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New Mexico Alliance for Life’s (NMAFL) Elisa Martinez stated in an email that the bill will put women at great risk because of its lack of any sort of restrictions. “The sponsors of this bill are deceiving the public by claiming it would provide ‘access to safe abortions,’ despite consensus in the medical community that abortions after five months are exponentially unsafe for women, as it is inhumane for children. The Democrat sponsors of this bill must explain to the public why they are willing to risk women’s lives over special interests.” NMAFL adds that “According to the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology abortions performed after 21 weeks carry at least an 89 times greater risk of death<\/a> than those performed in the first trimester.”<\/p>\n

Southwestern Women’s Options in Albuquerque is one of the nation’s few late-term abortion facilities, and abortions past 21 weeks are common there. Watch the video below for more on the booming business of late-term abortion in New Mexico:<\/p>\n