New Mexico Governor Signs Bill That Allows Killing Babies in Infanticide

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a pro-abortion bill that aims to prevent local communities from protecting unborn babies from abortion. The new law overrides local ordinances passed by two counties and three cities in the state, which aimed to protect unborn babies from abortion. Pro-life leaders have criticized the bill, claiming that it could also potentially allow infanticide and force public school teachers to help students get abortions.

The bill, sponsored by State Representative Linda Serrato, D-Santa Fe, is supposed to protect “access to reproductive and gender-affirming health care” by prohibiting school boards, city councils, and other local governments from discriminating against people based on their “reproductive” choices. Serrato said her bill would help New Mexicans access “health care,” especially in rural parts of the state, but pro-life advocates argue that the term “health care” is used to refer to elective abortions that kill unborn babies. ---More...